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From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>, 5040@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Cc: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: bug#5040: 23.1; w32-register-hot-key problem
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:48:49 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <e01d8a50911251348r5d9e6e93g6f90e6ddf4dd4237@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <DB859955768D438D973153E46EC2AD5B@us.oracle.com>

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:
> emacs -Q
> M-: (w32-register-hot-key [M-tab])
>
> Visit a buffer in emacs-lisp-mode.
> Type `forward-', then hit `M-TAB'.
>
> The Windows TAB dialog comes up (dunno what you call it - a seqence of
> icons; you TAB to cycle among their apps) when you hold down the keys
> and then disappears when you release them. It should not not come up
> at all; instead, `lisp-complete-symbol' should be executed.
>
> However, from then on it works as it should. It is only the first time
> you press `M-TAB' that Windows doesn't pass the chord to Emacs.


This is AFAICS not a bug. M-TAB (and some other keys) can not be
registered as hot keys according to MS documentation.






  reply	other threads:[~2009-11-25 21:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-11-25 21:10 bug#5040: 23.1; w32-register-hot-key problem Drew Adams
2009-11-25 21:48 ` Lennart Borgman [this message]
2009-11-25 21:52   ` Drew Adams
2009-11-25 21:55     ` Lennart Borgman
2009-11-25 22:01       ` Drew Adams
2009-11-25 22:04         ` Lennart Borgman
2009-11-25 22:18           ` Drew Adams
2009-11-25 22:24             ` Lennart Borgman
2011-07-02  2:04               ` Juanma Barranquero

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