Re: C-Return no longer working in

On 8 September 2013 17:27, Carsten Bormann <[email protected]> wrote:
>> From the original nxml-mode readme
>>
>> "The traditional GNU Emacs key combination for completion in a buffer
>> is M-TAB. However, many window systems and window managers use this
>> key combination themselves (typically for switching between windows)
>> and do not pass it to applications. It's hard to find key combinations
>> in GNU Emacs that are both easy to type and not taken by something
>> else. C-RET (i.e. pressing the Enter or Return key, while the Ctrl key
>> is held down) is available. It won't be available on a traditional
>> terminal (because it is indistinguishable from Return), but it will
>> work with a window system. Therefore we adopt the following solution
>> by default: use C-RET when there's a window system and M-TAB when
>> there's not. In the following, I will assume that a window system is
>> being used and will therefore refer to C-RET."
>
> Sounds very reasonable to me; that's why I now have those lines in my .em=
acs.
> I haven't gone to the trouble finding the checkin that removed the C-RET =
binding, which is why I only could speculate about the reason.
>
> Gr=C3=BC=C3=9Fe, Carsten

It was, and remains reasonable, so why did someone 'who knew better' change=
 it?
A new windows installation of emacs is also missing 'auto complete' for mat=
ching
closing elements?

<doc>
...

</

Previously would automatically complete to </doc>.
It no longer does that. Again someone 'downgrading' the software?

regards




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