Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-10 Thread Tim Cross
Maxim Nikulin writes: >> Were you able to get any assistance with this on the Emacs devel list? > > There was a thread in 2009, no results however. Unsure if it reasonable > to raise the question again without a proposal how to solve the problem. > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-dev

Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-10 Thread Maxim Nikulin
On 07/02/2021 00:18, Tim Cross wrote: I've not seen many editors with the same level of support for different alphabets and writing direction as Emacs and there are many keyborad layouts which don't include the '$' key. At the end of the day, it really just comes down to mapping of key codes - t

Re: [Resolved]Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-08 Thread Robert Pluim
> On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 22:52:17 +0700, Maxim Nikulin > said: Maxim> P.S. Have you checked that it is possible to swap Ctrl and Caps in Maxim> wayland session? If not it is likely worth filing a bug. It seems Maxim> wayland will be default soon. Some Xkb stuff is already broken

Re: [Resolved]Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-06 Thread Bo Grimes
On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 22:52:17 +0700 Maxim Nikulin wrote: > On 06/02/2021 00:38, Bo Grimes wrote: > > > > I have no idea what 3rd level is, but before I ticked it I turned > > off my number lock, and C-S-$ worked! So I ticked it and it stopped > > working. So I unticked it and ticked Number keypa

Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-06 Thread Tim Cross
Maxim Nikulin writes: > On 06/02/2021 13:28, Tim Cross wrote: >> >> In general, standard Emacs key bindings are robust and reliable. If a >> standard key binding like M-S $ doesn't work, first step is to try emacs >> -Q. > > Sorry, but I do not agree that key bindings are robust in emacs. I use

Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-06 Thread Maxim Nikulin
On 06/02/2021 13:28, Tim Cross wrote: In general, standard Emacs key bindings are robust and reliable. If a standard key binding like M-S $ doesn't work, first step is to try emacs -Q. Sorry, but I do not agree that key bindings are robust in emacs. I use English and Russian keyboard layouts.

Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-06 Thread Bo Grimes
To consolidate I'm replying to both Marcin and Tim together, and if anyone has further advice I welcome it!!!, but I feel guilty, so reply to me off-list, please. On Sat, 06 Feb 2021 17:28:52 +1100 Tim Cross wrote: > Marcin Borkowski writes: > > > Hi Bo, > > > > I know your problem is resolved

Re: [Resolved]Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-06 Thread Maxim Nikulin
On 06/02/2021 00:38, Bo Grimes wrote: I have no idea what 3rd level is, but before I ticked it I turned off my number lock, and C-S-$ worked! So I ticked it and it stopped working. So I unticked it and ticked Number keypad always enters digits, which is, of course, why I use Num Lock to begin

Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-05 Thread Tim Cross
Marcin Borkowski writes: > Hi Bo, > > I know your problem is resolved now, but in case you don't know, check > also what `C-h c' does (and `C-h k' is also useful at times). In > general, spending 20 minutes on looking through what `C-h C-h' says > might save you some trouble later;-). > This

Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-05 Thread Marcin Borkowski
Hi Bo, I know your problem is resolved now, but in case you don't know, check also what `C-h c' does (and `C-h k' is also useful at times). In general, spending 20 minutes on looking through what `C-h C-h' says might save you some trouble later;-). Hth, mb On 2021-02-05, at 00:25, Bo Grimes

[Resolved]Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-05 Thread Bo Grimes
On Fri, 5 Feb 2021 21:40:25 +0700 Maxim Nikulin wrote: > On 05/02/2021 06:25, Bo Grimes wrote: > > > > OS: PopOS 20.10, DE: GNOME 3.38.2 WM: Mutter > > GNU Emacs 26.3 (build 2, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.14) > > > > M-S-$ does not spellcheck word. > > Does C-h l view-lossage show

Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-05 Thread Maxim Nikulin
On 05/02/2021 06:25, Bo Grimes wrote: OS: PopOS 20.10, DE: GNOME 3.38.2 WM: Mutter GNU Emacs 26.3 (build 2, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.14) M-S-$ does not spellcheck word. Does C-h l view-lossage show something useful after an attempt to perform spellcheck? Is there anything in th

Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-05 Thread Bo Grimes
On Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:20:46 +1100 Tim Cross wrote: > Do you see the same behaviour if you run emacs -Q? I hadn't tried that, which should have been a first step, but I just did, and yes. Nothing happens and Emacs gives no feedback. I did go ahead and try a new DM (Regolith, because it's built

Re: OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-04 Thread Tim Cross
Bo Grimes writes: > I beg your indulgence. I am confident this isn't an Emacs problem, let > alone an org problem, but my eyes hurt from searching for an answer, > and this list, the only one I subscribe to, is populated with gurus. I > promise never to use it this way again. > > OS: PopOS 20

OT: M-S-$ Not Working

2021-02-04 Thread Bo Grimes
I beg your indulgence. I am confident this isn't an Emacs problem, let alone an org problem, but my eyes hurt from searching for an answer, and this list, the only one I subscribe to, is populated with gurus. I promise never to use it this way again. OS: PopOS 20.10, DE: GNOME 3.38.2 WM: Mutter