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From: pierre@diku.dk (Christian Schytt)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: Mapping ESC O P in gnu emacs
Message-ID: <1991Apr21.121814.2303@odin.diku.dk>
Date: 21 Apr 91 12:18:14 GMT
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Sender: pierre@rimfaxe.diku.dk
Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen
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tporczyk@na.excelan.com (Tony Porczyk) writes:

>I am a new gnu emacs user, and, even though I like it a lot, I am
>having problems mapping some keys. How can one remap ESC O P to
>'help-for-help ?  I tried every possible syntax, and it didn't work.
>The gnu emacs manual that I have is as helpful in writing the init
>file as a punch in the nose.  I have no problem defining it using M-x
>[global-set-key] command - that works like a charm... What am I doing
>wrong?

I'm not quite sure what it is that you are doing! 

My suggestion is to edit the ".emacs"-file in the following way.
Insert a line -

(global-set-key "\M-OP" 'help-for-help) 

- that's all...

The "\M" is for ESC - remember to write the letter "O" capitalized.


-> regards Christian (pierre@freja). "it's not a bug - it's a feature..."


-- 
-> mvh. Christian (pierre@freja). "it's not a bug - it's a feature..."