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From: Mike Mattie <codermattie@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: rebinding ESC key
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 05:35:59 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071107053559.4578745d@reforged> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <fgrq4k$nj6$1@ger.gmane.org>


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On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:40:03 -0700
Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com> wrote:

> Peter Dyballa wrote:
> > 
> > Am 06.11.2007 um 09:48 schrieb Mike Mattie:
> > 
> >> How do I map the ESC key without altering M- bindings ?
> > 
> > Using C-ESC? Is there no other key available like PtSc, ScLk,
> > SysRq, Brk, ...?
> > 
> > The Esc and the Meta keys are somehow related to each-other. If a 
> > keyboard has no functioning Meta key, then pressing Esc and then
> > key that would have been pressed together with the Meta key result
> > to the same event in GNU Emacs.
> 
> You might try setting meta-prefix-char to a character other than ESC,
> perhaps a character you can't even type on your keyboard.  Then bind
> that character to the ESC-prefix symbol.
> 

excellent ! I will try that.

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  reply	other threads:[~2007-11-07 13:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-11-06  8:48 rebinding ESC key Mike Mattie
2007-11-06 10:25 ` Peter Dyballa
2007-11-07  7:40   ` Kevin Rodgers
2007-11-07 13:35     ` Mike Mattie [this message]
     [not found]   ` <mailman.3078.1194421225.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-11-10 20:13     ` don provan
2007-11-10 21:05       ` Amy Templeton
2007-11-11 10:50         ` B. Smith-Mannschott
     [not found] <mailman.3032.1194339074.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-11-07 19:06 ` Johan Bockgård

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