From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Nicolaescu Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: ";0c" in terminal with slow connections Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:35:14 -0700 Message-ID: <200709080835.l888ZE4d002837@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> References: <20070903105723.GA4091@prunille.vinc17.org> <200709060534.l865YScm001171@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <20070906125034.GE9115@prunille.vinc17.org> <200709071413.l87EDkeI026980@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <20070908082105.GR9115@prunille.vinc17.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1189240730 12104 80.91.229.12 (8 Sep 2007 08:38:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 08:38:50 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, rms@gnu.org, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca To: Vincent Lefevre Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Sep 08 10:38:50 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1ITvpy-0003CC-Ex for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:38:42 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ITvpw-0005RJ-CI for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:38:40 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ITvpP-00051f-3R for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:38:07 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ITvpM-0004yS-H9 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:38:06 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ITvpM-0004yE-AW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:38:04 -0400 Original-Received: from oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu ([128.195.1.41]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1ITvpH-0007yn-S8; Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:38:00 -0400 Original-Received: from mothra.ics.uci.edu (mothra.ics.uci.edu [128.195.6.93]) by oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l888ZE4d002837; Sat, 8 Sep 2007 01:35:14 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20070908082105.GR9115@prunille.vinc17.org> (Vincent Lefevre's message of "Sat\, 8 Sep 2007 10\:21\:05 +0200") Original-Lines: 29 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@mothra.ics.uci.edu X-Detected-Kernel: Solaris 9 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:78244 Archived-At: Vincent Lefevre writes: > On 2007-09-07 07:13:46 -0700, Dan Nicolaescu wrote: > > The reason is to enable the modifyOtherKeys feature in new enough > > xterms. With that feature enabled key combinations C-. C-, > > and other keys that are normally not usable in a terminal generate > > distinct keys and emacs can bind them. Only newer versions of xterm > > can do this and AFAIK no other terminal emulators that set TERM to > > xterm can do it. > > > > If we just send the escape sequence to enable modifyOtherKeys on a > > terminal that does not support it, the escape sequence will appear as > > junk on the screen. > > Why not let the user configure his xterm the way he likes? You are missing the point, this is done because we would like the users to transparently take advantage of this feature without having to configure anything. > If you enable modifyOtherKeys, won't the configuration change > for other applications running in xterm? Emacs restores the setting on suspend and quit. > What if the user has set up VT100 translations corresponding > to C-. C-, and so on? I am not sure what is your point here.