Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!netserv2!deven From: deven@rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: GNU Emacs and the use of Left Function keys on the SUN Message-ID: Date: 1 Mar 90 18:28:11 GMT References: <1451@apctrc.UUCP> <50261@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> Followup-To: comp.emacs Distribution: usa Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Lines: 24 In-Reply-To: jac@muslix.llnl.gov's message of 27 Feb 90 21:24:13 GMT deven@rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) said: Deven> but to enter the sequence, type the opening quote, C-q (or if Deven> flow control is a problem, use "M-x quoted-insert" if you must) Deven> then type the function key itself and the closing quote. On 27 Feb 90 21:24:13 GMT, jac@muslix.llnl.gov (James Crotinger) said: James> Just tried this. The escape sequence does get inserted into the James> file. I then tried to evaluate the command, and emacs complains James> that I'm using an invalid prefix key. That means that you have some function assigned to a sequence which is part of that full sequence. In this case, almost certainly the culprit is ESC [ -- so include (global-unset-key "\e[") before you try the global-set-key's... Deven -- Deven T. Corzine Internet: deven@rpi.edu, shadow@pawl.rpi.edu Snail: 2151 12th St. Apt. 4, Troy, NY 12180 Phone: (518) 274-0327 Bitnet: deven@rpitsmts, userfxb6@rpitsmts UUCP: uunet!rpi!deven Simple things should be simple and complex things should be possible.