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Re: [h-e-w] no C-spc


From: Ryan Krauss
Subject: Re: [h-e-w] no C-spc
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:54:52 -0600

Thanks for the response.

I still have the problem with emacs -q

Ryan

On 1/22/07, Lennart Borgman (gmail) <address@hidden> wrote:
Ryan Krauss wrote:
> I am having trouble with my emacs install.  I cannot use C-spc to set
> the mark.  I tried typing C-h k, and it just sits there while I am
> pressing C-spc, as if I am not pressing a key (though I am banging on
> it in frustration).  If I press C-h k and then press M-spc, it works
> and C-q works, so I don't think the problem is that either my control
> or space keys are actually broken in the keyboard.  I am having this
> problem with fresh installs of either EmacsW32
> (Emacs-22-CvsP070118-EmacsW32-1.37.exe) or the auctex-emacs bundle
> (emacs+auctex-w32-2007-01-13.zip), but only on one of my computers (it
> works fine on my laptop).
>
> How do I trouble shoot this?  Why would emacs not recognize C-spc?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ryan


The first step is always to try to start with

    emacs -Q

and see if it works when you start Emacs like that. If it does (and I
believe it does, it works for me) then there is a problem in your
.emacs. Try removing different parts of it to see what makes C-spc fail.





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