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From: chcu321@ut-emx.UUCP (Michael J. Liebman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: control characters in terminal emulation progs
Summary: Can use C-SPC if GNU Emacs
Keywords: Red Ryder 10.3, VersaTerm 4.0
Message-ID: <14670@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 29 Jun 89 18:15:46 GMT
References: <14666@ut-emx.UUCP>
Reply-To: chcu321@emx.UUCP (Michael J. Liebman)
Distribution: usa
Organization: UT-Austin, Department of Chemical Engineering
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In article <14666@ut-emx.UUCP> jay@ut-emx.UUCP (Jay Boisseau) writes:
>When I try to type a ctrl-f (forward-one-character), or most any other
>ctrl character, everything is OK.  But when I try to type ctrl-@, or any
>of the ctrl characters involving a number key or shifted number key, I
>get the number entered into my text (whether I used shift or not).  I am
>using emacs, and have tried this with both RR 10.3 and VersaTerm 4.0.
>

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>Any ideas?
>

Well, if you are using GNU Emacs, you can use C-SPC (control-space) to
set the mark.  IMHO it is easier than C-@, anyway.  

I know this really doesn't answer the question of why these terminal
emulators can't send a C-@, but at least you can set the mark without
doing M-x set-mark :-)



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