Re: weird tab self insert behavior on windows -- how can I fix?

[Deniz Dogan]

On 2011-08-25 00:21, fork wrote:
> Here is my version:
>
> GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2011-01-17
>
> Sometimes (but not always) when I set tab to self-insert, I get a funky
> character inserted (a square with 3c9296 in it) whenever I hit tab.  Sometimes
> it works fine.
>
> Has anybody seen this behavior, and know how to fix it?
>
> I am happy to use a newer test binary, though I always have a hard time finding
> them.

The next time you see this behavior:

1. What happens when you hit M-i, which is normally set to 
`tab-to-tab-stop'?
2. What do you get when you move point over the funky character and hit 
C-u C-x =?
3. What mode are you in?
4. What do you get when you hit C-h k TAB?  All of the output, please.

If you find a way to reproduce the behavior, also try downloading the 
latest Windows binary and see if it is still reproducible.

Thanks,
Deniz