Emacs: “M-%” shortcut being treated as simply “%”, even when “M-” works fine
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I have no clue as to why my Emacs won't take "M-%" as the shortcut for replace. Even more strangely, in the message window it states "% is undefined", as if it doesn't get that I'm also pressing the Meta key. But the Meta key works fine: if I press "M-x" I get the expected result. As an additional information, I can see in the menu that "M-%" is bound to replace, as expected.
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GNU Emacs 25.2.2 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.21)
of 2017-09-22, modified by Debian
ubuntu emacs ubuntu-18.04
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I have no clue as to why my Emacs won't take "M-%" as the shortcut for replace. Even more strangely, in the message window it states "% is undefined", as if it doesn't get that I'm also pressing the Meta key. But the Meta key works fine: if I press "M-x" I get the expected result. As an additional information, I can see in the menu that "M-%" is bound to replace, as expected.
This is Emacs'a about:
GNU Emacs 25.2.2 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.21)
of 2017-09-22, modified by Debian
ubuntu emacs ubuntu-18.04
edited Nov 21 at 22:13
Drew
23.7k54964
asked Nov 21 at 17:54
user3406881
386
Does it work if you run emacs as$ emacs -Q? If it does, then it's probably an issue with your init file and we'd need more information about that.
– MattHusz
Nov 21 at 18:01
Good guess, but it still doesn't work
– user3406881
Nov 21 at 18:45
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Sounds like your Window manager or some other program might be interfering. Can you useESC %?
– Drew
Nov 21 at 18:54
1
ESC %works, indeed
– user3406881
Nov 21 at 19:40
You can also useC-h cto see what Emacs sees (though I guess it would be%in your case and that's not very informative), and alsoxevto see what the window manager sees (look forstateandkeycode). You can also try other Alt-Shift-foo key combinations to see whether they have the same problem. Also, try Emacs in a GUI versus in a terminal. Good luck!
– ShreevatsaR
Nov 21 at 22:18
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I have no clue as to why my Emacs won't take "M-%" as the shortcut for replace. Even more strangely, in the message window it states "% is undefined", as if it doesn't get that I'm also pressing the Meta key. But the Meta key works fine: if I press "M-x" I get the expected result. As an additional information, I can see in the menu that "M-%" is bound to replace, as expected.
This is Emacs'a about:
GNU Emacs 25.2.2 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.21)
of 2017-09-22, modified by Debian
ubuntu emacs ubuntu-18.04
edited Nov 21 at 22:13
Drew
23.7k54964
asked Nov 21 at 17:54
user3406881
386
I have no clue as to why my Emacs won't take "M-%" as the shortcut for replace. Even more strangely, in the message window it states "% is undefined", as if it doesn't get that I'm also pressing the Meta key. But the Meta key works fine: if I press "M-x" I get the expected result. As an additional information, I can see in the menu that "M-%" is bound to replace, as expected.
This is Emacs'a about:
GNU Emacs 25.2.2 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.21)
of 2017-09-22, modified by Debian
ubuntu emacs ubuntu-18.04
ubuntu emacs ubuntu-18.04
edited Nov 21 at 22:13
Drew
23.7k54964
asked Nov 21 at 17:54
user3406881
386
edited Nov 21 at 22:13
Drew
23.7k54964
asked Nov 21 at 17:54
user3406881
386
edited Nov 21 at 22:13
Drew
23.7k54964
edited Nov 21 at 22:13
Drew
23.7k54964
edited Nov 21 at 22:13
Drew
23.7k54964
23.7k54964
asked Nov 21 at 17:54
user3406881
386
asked Nov 21 at 17:54
user3406881
386
asked Nov 21 at 17:54
user3406881
386
386
Does it work if you run emacs as$ emacs -Q? If it does, then it's probably an issue with your init file and we'd need more information about that.
– MattHusz
Nov 21 at 18:01
Good guess, but it still doesn't work
– user3406881
Nov 21 at 18:45
1
Sounds like your Window manager or some other program might be interfering. Can you useESC %?
– Drew
Nov 21 at 18:54
1
ESC %works, indeed
– user3406881
Nov 21 at 19:40
You can also useC-h cto see what Emacs sees (though I guess it would be%in your case and that's not very informative), and alsoxevto see what the window manager sees (look forstateandkeycode). You can also try other Alt-Shift-foo key combinations to see whether they have the same problem. Also, try Emacs in a GUI versus in a terminal. Good luck!
– ShreevatsaR
Nov 21 at 22:18
|
show 4 more comments
Does it work if you run emacs as$ emacs -Q? If it does, then it's probably an issue with your init file and we'd need more information about that.
– MattHusz
Nov 21 at 18:01
Good guess, but it still doesn't work
– user3406881
Nov 21 at 18:45
1
Sounds like your Window manager or some other program might be interfering. Can you useESC %?
– Drew
Nov 21 at 18:54
1
ESC %works, indeed
– user3406881
Nov 21 at 19:40
You can also useC-h cto see what Emacs sees (though I guess it would be%in your case and that's not very informative), and alsoxevto see what the window manager sees (look forstateandkeycode). You can also try other Alt-Shift-foo key combinations to see whether they have the same problem. Also, try Emacs in a GUI versus in a terminal. Good luck!
– ShreevatsaR
Nov 21 at 22:18
Does it work if you run emacs as
$ emacs -Q? If it does, then it's probably an issue with your init file and we'd need more information about that.– MattHusz
Nov 21 at 18:01
Does it work if you run emacs as
$ emacs -Q? If it does, then it's probably an issue with your init file and we'd need more information about that.– MattHusz
Nov 21 at 18:01
Good guess, but it still doesn't work
– user3406881
Nov 21 at 18:45
Good guess, but it still doesn't work
– user3406881
Nov 21 at 18:45
1
1
Sounds like your Window manager or some other program might be interfering. Can you use
ESC %?– Drew
Nov 21 at 18:54
Sounds like your Window manager or some other program might be interfering. Can you use
ESC %?– Drew
Nov 21 at 18:54
1
1
ESC % works, indeed– user3406881
Nov 21 at 19:40
ESC % works, indeed– user3406881
Nov 21 at 19:40
You can also use
C-h c to see what Emacs sees (though I guess it would be % in your case and that's not very informative), and also xev to see what the window manager sees (look for state and keycode). You can also try other Alt-Shift-foo key combinations to see whether they have the same problem. Also, try Emacs in a GUI versus in a terminal. Good luck!– ShreevatsaR
Nov 21 at 22:18
You can also use
C-h c to see what Emacs sees (though I guess it would be % in your case and that's not very informative), and also xev to see what the window manager sees (look for state and keycode). You can also try other Alt-Shift-foo key combinations to see whether they have the same problem. Also, try Emacs in a GUI versus in a terminal. Good luck!– ShreevatsaR
Nov 21 at 22:18
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Does it work if you run emacs as
$ emacs -Q? If it does, then it's probably an issue with your init file and we'd need more information about that.– MattHusz
Nov 21 at 18:01
Good guess, but it still doesn't work
– user3406881
Nov 21 at 18:45
1
Sounds like your Window manager or some other program might be interfering. Can you use
ESC %?– Drew
Nov 21 at 18:54
1
ESC %works, indeed– user3406881
Nov 21 at 19:40
You can also use
C-h cto see what Emacs sees (though I guess it would be%in your case and that's not very informative), and alsoxevto see what the window manager sees (look forstateandkeycode). You can also try other Alt-Shift-foo key combinations to see whether they have the same problem. Also, try Emacs in a GUI versus in a terminal. Good luck!– ShreevatsaR
Nov 21 at 22:18