This section describes various conditions in which Emacs fails to work, and how to recognize them and correct them.
| • Stuck Recursive: | ‘[...]’ in mode line around the parentheses. | |
| • Screen Garbled: | Garbage on the screen. | |
| • Text Garbled: | Garbage in the text. | |
| • Unasked-for Search: | Spontaneous entry to incremental search. | |
| • Emergency Escape: | Emergency escape— What to do if Emacs stops responding. | |
| • Total Frustration: | When you are at your wits’ end. |