From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#14794: 24.3.50; `w32-register-hot-key' does not work on Windows 7 64-bit Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 21:04:19 +0300 Message-ID: <8361wf64f0.fsf@gnu.org> References: <42b38d5f-c1ab-4e28-96c4-e4cb2f3430c2@default> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1373652373 22561 80.91.229.3 (12 Jul 2013 18:06:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:06:13 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 14794@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 12 20:06:12 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UxhjN-0004V8-JE for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 20:06:09 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39880 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UxhjM-0003m5-To for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:06:08 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:42276) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UxhjH-0003lF-B9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:06:04 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UxhjG-00018z-5G for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:06:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:56768) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UxhjG-00018v-2z for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:06:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1UxhjF-0001WA-Pd for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:06:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:06:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 14794 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 14794-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B14794.13736523335782 (code B ref 14794); Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:06:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 14794) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Jul 2013 18:05:33 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51084 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Uxhim-0001V9-53 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:05:32 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout22.012.net.il ([80.179.55.172]:59827) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Uxhii-0001Uq-2Y for 14794@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:05:30 -0400 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout22.012.net.il by a-mtaout22.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0MPU00B004OKYA00@a-mtaout22.012.net.il> for 14794@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 21:04:24 +0300 (IDT) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by a-mtaout22.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0MPU00B234VBY120@a-mtaout22.012.net.il>; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 21:04:24 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: <42b38d5f-c1ab-4e28-96c4-e4cb2f3430c2@default> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:76295 Archived-At: > Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:10:26 -0700 (PDT) > From: Drew Adams > Cc: 14794@debbugs.gnu.org > > > Maybe try the left/right Win+E key or the Apps key, after setting the > > w32-*-modifier variables so as to produce an Emacs modifier from them. > > Sorry, I don't know what the last clause means. What w32-* modifier > variables, and how? For the Win key, use w32-lwindow-modifier, for the Apps key use the w32-apps-modifier. You might need to use these to convert these keys to something Emacs can use. > But from your and Martin's other replies in this thread it appears that > `w32-register-hot-key' is useless for Windows 7. Unless I missed > something. Is there any case at all where it actually will have an > effect? I have no idea, I didn't research the issue enough. This page: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5937-windows-key-shortcuts-enable-disable.html tells you how to disable the Windows shortcuts, in case you don't have any use for them outside Emacs. Perhaps then registering hotkeys will work on Windows 7.