[lug] Emacs won't type "["

[Tkil]

fwiw, it looks like you're confusing the function-key method of
binding keys, with the string methods.  in xemacs, you can say either:

	(define-key global-map "\^X\^I" 'command-1)
	(define-key global-map [(control x) (control i)] 'command-2)

more examples from info:

     ;;;  Bind `my-command' to <f1>
     (global-set-key 'f1 'my-command)
     
     ;;;  Bind `my-command' to Shift-f1
     (global-set-key '(shift f1) 'my-command)
     
     ;;; Bind `my-command' to C-c Shift-f1
     (global-set-key '[(control c) (shift f1)] 'my-command)
     
     ;;; Bind `my-command' to the middle mouse button.
     (global-set-key 'button2 'my-command)
     
     ;;; Bind `my-command' to <META> <CTL> <Right Mouse Button>
     ;;; in the keymap that is in force when you are running `dired'.
     (define-key dired-mode-map '(meta control button3) 'my-command)

it looks like you're putting some of these in actual quotes somewhere,
and that's a bad thing (unless you're pretty carefula bout it).

note that gnu emacs (which is also the basis for ntemacs) might differ
from xemacs on this score.

t.