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Questions tagged [escape]

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Showing bytes as hexadecimal escapes rather than octal escapes

Short version: Can I make Emacs show \ff or \xff instead of \377? Long version: Suppose you open a file that is not entirely text and has some binary data (say a PostScript or PDF file). For example, suppose you open GNU Emacs Reference Card…
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ANSI / xterm font-locking

I have a buffer with terminal escape codes in it and I want them to be colored: I was able to do this with (ansi-color-apply-on-region (point-min) (point-max)): However, my file is really big and that command is really slow. Is there any mode…
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Binding to have functionality

I'm not a fan of hitting escape 3 times so I am trying to have the same functionality with two key presses. I have tried the following: (define-key key-translation-map (kbd " ") 'keyboard-escape-quit) This doesn't work and it actually…
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What does "^[" represent?

I wrote a terminal output to a plain text file and opened it in Emacs, and I see "^[" here and there. I'd like to change it to tabs in terminal before writing its output to the file, but I don't know how to refer to them. What does "^["…
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print hex-code in string

I hope "*ielm*"/eval-print-last-sexp print "\x80", but the result is ELISP> "\x80" "\200" ; Unicode characters should be displayed normally. My current settings: (setq print-escape-newlines t print-escape-control-characters nil …
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How to prevent the character `^[(B` from being displayed on the compilation buffer

When I run the test feature of Rust in Emacs compilation mode, with ansi-color mode loaded, somehow the character ^[(B is always displayed like below: It looks quite annoying. Does anyone know how to remove these characters from the compilation…
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Org mode: How to escape the # character in a table formula

I am trying to rename a row inside a table using a formula in Org mode (don't ask why I'm doing this, I need to do it that way) but I'd like to call this row #. I'm doing this: | #ERROR | B | C | |--------+---+---| | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1 | 2 |…
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Which keymap variable contains the bindings for `M-x`?

The Help for key M-x key says M-x runs the command execute-extended-command (found in global-map), which is an interactive compiled Lisp function. It is bound to , , M-x. But in the global-map there is no entry for M-x, there are…
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emacs -nw & gnome-terminal or xterm: can't distinguish C-M-v and C-M-S-v

emacs (v.26.3) can distinguish, out of the box, C-M-v (scroll-other-window) and C-M-S-v (scroll-other-window-down). On the other hand, emacs -nw, when run in either gnome-terminal, mate-terminal or xterm, translates C-M-S-v to C-M-v, even when I…
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(org-mode) failing on Windows install

I've just installed Emacs 26.2 on a Windows 7 machine. This is a clean install, with no previous version of Emacs installed. Editing an Org file, I want to insert a new TODO item using "M-S-return". Typing that key sequence results in an error…
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"ESC" no longer works as meta; how can I restore functionality?

I mistyped some command sequence and ESC stopped working as a meta prefix in Aquamacs (it still functions as usual in the command-line emacs, including both Apple's system version and the command-line version that comes with Aquamacs). Afterwards,…
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Produce \' in a string replacement

As you know, functions such as replace-regexp-in-string and replace-match have an argument LITERAL, meaning ... If optional ... arg LITERAL is non-nil, insert NEWTEXT literally. Otherwise treat ‘\’ as special ... My intent is to replace all…
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Use xcape-like Control_L=Escape only in Emacs evil insert-mode?

I like the idea of xcape for exiting insert-mode by just quickly tapping Control_L, but I don't like how it leaves "unconsumed" escapes around in other modes, or in other programs/terminals, which mess up my flow. (E.g. input is xargs █oldcommand…
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Binding `M-ESC M-ESC`

Attempting to bind M-ESC M-ESC in the global map to a command: (global-set-key (kbd "M-ESC M-ESC") #'my-command) results in the following: Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Key sequence M-ESC M-ESC starts with non-prefix key M-ESC ESC") I…
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Map ESC to keyboard-escape-quit

I like Emacs but I hate the default shortcuts. I'm trying to make them more like Sublime Text, Atom, ... Most shortcuts I can change without a problem, but ESC seems to be more difficult. I don't wont to press ESC 3 times or C-g to exit something.…
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