inc@tc.fluke.COM (Gary Benson) (02/01/89)
I learned recently that in order to use the emacs function "argument-prefix", I need to bind my number keys to "digit" rather than to "self-insert". We are running Unipress emacs-g with a whole slew of special keybindings and added functions, but the whole thing was set up several years ago by a person no longer with the company. I am reluctant to just change stuff in our department profile for fear of breaking something else, but if I can get it going, argument-prefix has the potential to save our group quite a bit of time. Can anyone tell me what other effects there will be to bind the numbers to digit rather than self-insert? Am I likely to find some other function broken if I do this? I have already changed it in my own .profile.ml to test it out, and everything seems peachy-keen, but perhaps I do not exercise enough different functions to locate potential dangers. I would appreciate any information -- specifically, what is the difference between how these two bindings operate, and what other major functions might be affected by my proposed change (built-in functions, please; not the ones specific to your profile!) I don't normally read this group, so I'd appreciate responses by email. I will stay subscribed for a week or so, though, in case someone can't reach me by email. If the responses warrant it, I'll post a summary. Gary Benson inc@tc.fluke.COM