Re: TAB key to insert tab character

[Blake McBride]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > From: Blake McBride <blake@mcbride.name>
> > Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:56:02 -0600
> >
> > > You could do what I do - bind Ctrl-Tab to insert an ASCII <tab>:
> > >
> > >   (global-set-key [C-tab] (lambda () (interactive) (insert-char 9 1)))
> > >
> > > - Will
> > I don't want to globally set anything.  I like the way the TAB key works 
> > in C and Lisp modes.  I just want to change its behavior in TEXT and 
> > FUNDAMENTAL modes.
>
> Did you actually try that?  I think mode-specific key bindings always
> override global bindings, so the above will not affect C mode. for
> example.
>
> But if you want to bind TAB in Text mode, then try the below:
>
>   (define-key text-mode-map "\C-i" 'self-insert-command)
>
> You will need to do this in a text-mode-hook.

Okay, I added the following line:

        (define-key text-mode-map (kbd "TAB") 'self-insert-command)

This fixed the problem in TEXT mode.  I didn't seem to have to use it in 
a text-mode-hook.  Now the problem is how to fix thins in FUNDAMENTAL 
mode (the mode used when no special file extension is used)?

Thanks.

Blake McBride