Comment 4 for bug 951880

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Gregg (gjbois) wrote : Fwd: [Bug 951880] python3.2 interpreter freezes after hitting tab key

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> Am 12.03.2012 13:57, schrieb Gregg Bois:
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>> Hi Andreas,
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>>> From within python-mode I followed your instructions and this is the output:
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>> TAB (translated from<tab>) runs the command indent-for-tab-command,
>> which is an interactive compiled Lisp function.
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>> It is bound to TAB.
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>> (indent-for-tab-command&optional ARG)
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>> Indent line or region in proper way for current major mode or insert a tab.
>> Depending on `tab-always-indent', either insert a tab or indent.
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>> In most major modes, if point was in the current line's indentation,
>> it is moved to the first non-whitespace character after indenting;
>> otherwise it stays at the same position in the text.
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>> If a prefix argument is given, also rigidly indent the entire
>> balanced expression which starts at the beginning of the current
>> line to reflect the current line's change in indentation.
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>> If `transient-mark-mode' is turned on and the region is active,
>> indent the region (in this case, any prefix argument is ignored).
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>> The function actually called to indent the line is determined by the value of
>> `indent-line-function'.
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>> Gregg
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>> From: <email address hidden>
>> Subject: Fwd: [Bug 951880] python3.2 interpreter freezes after hitting tab key
>> Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:45:28 -0400
>> To: <email address hidden>
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>> Begin forwarded message:From: Andreas Roehler<email address hidden>
>> Subject: Re: [Bug 951880] Re: python3.2 interpreter freezes after hitting tab key
>> Date: March 12, 2012 2:29:42 AM EDT
>> To: <email address hidden>
>> Reply-To: Bug 951880<email address hidden>
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>> Am 11.03.2012 19:00, schrieb Gregg Bois:
>> I don't want to get too far in this and waster your time, so you can
>> close this if you think it's some setting I need to figure out and not a
>> bug.
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>> The TAB key is set to whatever is default for a new installation of
>> Emacs. I have not changed any settings and I created my .emacs file
>> solely to add python-mode to the load-path. Oddly enough C-i works fine,
>> but pressing the TAB key hangs Emacs completley.
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>> Hi Gregg,
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>> we want Python-mode usable for Python programmers, not Emacs experts only.
>> So far your info is very important.
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>> When in Python-mode, may you do
>> M-x describe-key TAB
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>> and tell, what's the answer?
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>> thanks,
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>> Andreas
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