From: "Óscar Fuentes" <ofv@wanadoo.es>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: something is eating C-M-x
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2021 01:31:21 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <874k85m3om.fsf@telefonica.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 865ysloz73.fsf@stephe-leake.org
Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org> writes:
> I've just installed a new VMWare virtual machine on my Windows box to
> run Debian.
>
> Something is eating C-M-x, so Emacs doesn't see it. Very frustrating
> when trying to redefine elisp functions!
>
> I'm using the LXDE window manager, and I've checked
> ~/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml; that does not define C-A-x.
>
> I've searched in various ways for "hotkeys" and similar terms, but have
> not found what the problem is.
>
> Any hints?
>
> Is there some X debug program that shows how key events are handled?
See xev
But maybe Vmware itself is eating C-M, which IIRC by default is used for
releasing keyboard+mouse input. See menu Edit -> Preferences -> Hotkeys.
You can remap that key combination or use a special shortcut for passing
C-M to the guest OS. Search the 'net for "vmware workstation
control-alt".
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-11-22 0:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-11-21 23:40 something is eating C-M-x Stephen Leake
2021-11-22 0:27 ` Tim Cross
2021-11-22 0:31 ` Óscar Fuentes [this message]
2021-11-22 14:20 ` Stephen Leake
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