TAB key does not work

[George Bell]

I'm trying to edit a c source file "main.c". When I open the file in emacs
it automatically starts in mode "C Abbrev", but the frigging "Tab" key
doesn't work. Do you have to begin another mode?

Using emacs 21.1.1 in SuSE 8.0.
Thanks,
George

[Piojo]

Post by George Bell
I'm trying to edit a c source file "main.c". When I open the file in
emacs it automatically starts in mode "C Abbrev", but the frigging
"Tab" key
doesn't work. Do you have to begin another mode?

No. Tab should indent a line on your code. If it don't, you can:
* Indent a function using C-c C-q.
* Indent a region using C-M-\.

BTW, when I used SuSE, Emacs configuration was great! I've been porting
my .*emacs* to every distro I have used since SuSE.

[George Bell]

Post by Piojo

Post by George Bell
I'm trying to edit a c source file "main.c". When I open the file in
emacs it automatically starts in mode "C Abbrev", but the frigging
"Tab" key
doesn't work. Do you have to begin another mode?

* Indent a function using C-c C-q.
* Indent a region using C-M-\.

None of that does anything for me. For some reason I can't fathom, the tab
key binding doesn't work for me in this mode, but does in others.

Post by Piojo
BTW, when I used SuSE, Emacs configuration was great! I've been porting
my .*emacs* to every distro I have used since SuSE.

I wished it worked as well for me :-(

George