GNU bug report logs - #33829
26.1; Unicode codepoint 177, PLUS-MINUS SIGN doesn't insert

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 16:52:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 26.1

Done: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 33829 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#33829: 26.1; Unicode codepoint 177, PLUS-MINUS SIGN doesn't
 insert
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:27:27 -0800 (PST)

> > (global-set-key (kbd "C-o") "±")
> > Then try `C-o'.  Instead of inserting the char you get `C-u 1-' in the
> > minibuffer.  Emacs seems to be interpreting `C-o' as a partial numeric
> > prefix arg.
> 
> No, it interprets ±, which is a single byte with the 8th bit set, as a
> meta character.
> (I wonder why you expected this to work even.)

Duh.  Wasn't thinking.  I'll close the bug.  Thx.
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