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Local Bindings
Several local key bindings are sequences beginning with [F8].
You can get a summary of the available bindings by pressing [F8] [?].
You have typed F8, a local prefix. These completions are available: a Auto fill mode toggle ... watch status bar c Compile, by default runs `make -k` d Draw mode e Evaluate buffer ... this is for lisp code f Make frame on display ... emacs can rum on multiple displays i irchat ... I don't think this works! m Mail reader mode ... The best email reader available! o Overwrite mode ... some people have problems with the insert key p Print the current buffer s Run a shell in a buffer x Spawn an xterm ... for those who use emacs as a window manager RET This will remove all the ^M floating around in files exposed to MS-DOG ` Grave accent ' Aigu accent ^ Circumflex accent (6 is also acceptable)
[F8] [a] : Auto fill mode toggle
When auto fill mode is active, Emacs will automatically word-wrap when you enter a space. This is useful when entering non-structured text such as a LaTeX document. This key sequence toggles the auto fill mode. When auto fill mode is active, the word "Fill" appears in the list of modes in the status bar. In order to word-wrap a pre-existing paragraph you can use the key sequence [Esc] [q].
[F8] [c] : Compile
Compile mode is a special mode of Emacs which will run a command in a window and parse the output in order to locate the line in source files which correspond to an error message. The default command is make, however it is trivial to backspace over this command and enter something else ... for example gcc -Wall helloc. This is fine for simple commands, but a makefile is probably the best solution for more complex situations.
[F8] ['] : Grave accent
[F8] [`] : Aigu accent
[F8] [^] : Circumflex accent
The sequences are actually completed by the letter which is to be accented. For example [F8] ['] [e] will result in the character "é" appearing. The are other methods for entering accents, this just seemed like a logical method as opposed to special shift keys applied to apparently random keys which may or may not have an image of the accented character.
