Re: The auto-completion behavior of parenthesis.

[Hongyi Zhao]

On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 2:43 PM Ikumi Keita <ikumi@ikumi.que.jp> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> >>>>> Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com> writes:
> > After starting with 'emacs -Q', I tried to do the above test with the
> > guidance here [1] to install auctex:
>
> > M-x package-install RET auctex RET
>
> > But I meet the following:
>
> > Install package: auctex RET
>
> > no match
>
> I think that your local elpa database wasn't updated when you tried it
> and emacs tries to install older version of AUCTeX, which no longer
> existed on the elpa server.

I tried with `M-x package-refresh-contents' but still meet the same problem.

And I also tried with `M-x package-list-packages` and find that auctex
already installed as shown in the attachment.

> >> Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Any then, I use a minimal tex file:
>
> > \documentclass{article}
> > \begin{document}
> > Hello world.
> > \end{document}
>
> > After opening the above file, eval the following setting:
>
> > M-: (setq LaTeX-electric-left-right-brace t) RET
>
> > Then, I observed the same effect as shown be you.
>
> Is that buffer in AUCTeX latex mode? I suspect that it's in emacs
> built-in latex mode due to '-Q' option.

See the attached screenshot. But this time, all test fails.

> Regards,
> Ikumi Keita
> #StandWithUkraine #StopWarInUkraine

Best,
Zhao

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