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I recently installed jedi from el-get master branch. jedi binds C-. for jedi:key-goto-definition but it's only working in X mode. It fails to bind when launched with -nw(no X) mode in both Emacs23 and Emacs24.

So, I tested simple binding in scratch buffer and then evaluated by C-x C-e.

(global-set-key (kbd "C-.") 'find-name-dired)

It worked well in X mode, but failed in no x mode(-nw). Do you have any idea?

Thanks in advance,

Edited

Here are some results of C-h k C-. after installing above command:

$ emacs -nw -q (without X)

. runs the command self-insert-command, which is an interactive built-in function in `C source code'.

It is bound to many ordinary text characters.

(self-insert-command N)

$ emacs -q (With X)

C-. runs the command find-name-dired, which is an interactive autoloaded Lisp function in `find-dired.el'.

It is bound to C-..

(find-name-dired DIR PATTERN)

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  • you're right. it's duplicate. But I don't get the answer how to let my terminal recognize C-. rather than .(dot). – Chan Mar 31 '13 at 13:16
  • You haven't said which terminal emulator you're using, so how can anyone give you an exact answer to that? – phils Mar 31 '13 at 13:42
  • New users should use Emacs in a graphical window. Using it in a terminal opens yourself up to heaps of problems, which from the nature of your question, you are in no position to solve. – event_jr Mar 31 '13 at 15:27
  • @phils GNOME Terminal 3.4.1.1(ubuntu 12.04). Because I thought the problem is in Emacs, not in terminal, I didn't say about terminal I'm using. – Chan Apr 01 '13 at 00:53
  • @event_jr Can you give me an answer for this question? or give me some hint or url... I often use emacs via ssh without no X forwarding. And I know Emacs with X is good because I've been using it since 2004. I just want to know why C-. doesn't work and which config should I change. – Chan Apr 01 '13 at 00:55
  • C-. does not work in terminals in general, because in ASCII there are only 32 control codes (0 to 31), assigned to C-@ to C-_ (in ASCII order ie. the control key masks bit 6). – JSON Apr 02 '13 at 00:36
  • Some emulators *do* provide enhanced keyboard support (for instance xterm provides options for additional key sequences), but it's certainly on a case by case basis. I'd suggest checking the Gnome Terminal manual for starters, but it might well be unable to do it. – phils Apr 02 '13 at 20:01

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The terminal can't represent C-.. Find another key sequence and use ut, e.g. C-c ..

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