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Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs.
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Robert Pluim |
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Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs. |
Date: |
Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:18:23 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> Inserting ‘ and ’ is as very inconvenient. Hunting for how to insert
> them is even more so, as it is not documented.
>
> Because I have an instance of ‘ in the buffer now, I was able to use
> C-u C-x = on it, which told me I could insert it with C-x 8 RET 2018
> RET.
>
> I will not remember that hex code. I will be able to look it up again
> next time -- if I have an instance in the buffer. Of course, given
> one the buffer, I will not use C-x 8, I will copy it with the kill
> ring. In other words, this character is so inconvenient to insert
> that I will use workarounds rather than try.
Based on what's in iso-transl.el, C-x 8 [ will insert a single quote
(and similarly C-x 8 { double quotes). Personally I prefer A-[ and
A-{
I agree it would be very useful if C-u C-x = mentioned those bindings
instead of or in addition to the hex code version.
Robert
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., (continued)
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Steinar Bang, 2015/06/18
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Eli Zaretskii, 2015/06/18
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Steinar Bang, 2015/06/18
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Marcin Borkowski, 2015/06/18
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Steinar Bang, 2015/06/18
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Steinar Bang, 2015/06/18
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Eli Zaretskii, 2015/06/18
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Steinar Bang, 2015/06/18
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Stephen J. Turnbull, 2015/06/19
- RE: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Stephen J. Turnbull, 2015/06/18
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs.,
Robert Pluim <=
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Richard Stallman, 2015/06/18
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Robert Pluim, 2015/06/18
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Paul Eggert, 2015/06/18
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Eli Zaretskii, 2015/06/18
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Richard Stallman, 2015/06/19
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Paul Eggert, 2015/06/20
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Richard Stallman, 2015/06/20
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Paul Eggert, 2015/06/20
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Richard Stallman, 2015/06/21
- Re: Upcoming loss of usability of Emacs source files and Emacs., Paul Eggert, 2015/06/21