Re: Trouble with global-set-key to map meta-g with 'goto-line

[Barry Margolin]

In article <mailman.679.1145581160.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
 Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> wrote:

> Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> writes:
> > If you're going to use ASCII art as a pointer, mae sure you're using a 
> > fixed-width font.  Your arrow is pointing to the quote before goto-line, 
> > not the hyphen in meta-g.
> 
> Er, normal email doesn't include font information, so it's your job to
> make sure the font your use for reading mail is correct, not the message
> sender's (and indeed, Stefan's message displays correctly if you use a
> fixed-width font to read it).

I *am* using a fixed-width font.

Another common problem with ASCII art is the use of TABs, since the 
sender and reader may not be using the same TAB width.

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Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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