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Emacs C-x C-; comment line is not working


I am using emacs26.3 with the major mode "Javascript-IDE" activated. When I type M-x comment-line the desired effects happen in the editor. However, when I type the shortcut C-x C-; I have this output:

Comment column set to 2

And the line is not commented/uncommented. C-h b shows that is the key binding is correct. Here is my emacs configuration: https://github.com/Amine27/dotfiles/blob/master/emacs.el


Solution

  • Are you using emacs in a terminal? A terminal cannot transmit all combinations of keys and modifiers you could press. I can reproduce this behavior when I run emacs in my terminal (pressing C-; just produces an ordinary ;), but when run in my OS's windowing system emacs registers the C-; chord as desired.