* Describe current keymap
@ 2008-11-14 12:48 Will
2008-11-14 14:38 ` Peter Dyballa
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From: Will @ 2008-11-14 12:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
Hi,
I am working over a ssh console/X-Window with a Linux server from
several clients with different keyboards and with different OS's.
Therefore, special characters are located on varying keys. As I am
always working with the remote emacs clients I wonder whether Emacs
knows about this issues and can describe the current keyboard layout,
e.g. similar to <quail-show-keyboard-layout> (not working).
Thanks in advance,
Will
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* Re: Describe current keymap
2008-11-14 12:48 Describe current keymap Will
@ 2008-11-14 14:38 ` Peter Dyballa
2008-11-14 16:06 ` Drew Adams
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From: Peter Dyballa @ 2008-11-14 14:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Will; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
Am 14.11.2008 um 13:48 schrieb Will:
> As I am always working with the remote emacs clients I wonder
> whether Emacs knows about this issues and can describe the current
> keyboard layout, e.g. similar to <quail-show-keyboard-layout> (not
> working).
No, it can't. It either receives key events from X or ANSI codes from
a terminal (emulation) or whatever another windowing system which
client it is sends.
Can't you teach your remote systems to show a virtual keyboard on
your screen?
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* RE: Describe current keymap
2008-11-14 14:38 ` Peter Dyballa
@ 2008-11-14 16:06 ` Drew Adams
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From: Drew Adams @ 2008-11-14 16:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 'Peter Dyballa', 'Will'; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
> > As I am always working with the remote emacs clients I wonder
> > whether Emacs knows about this issues and can describe the current
> > keyboard layout, e.g. similar to <quail-show-keyboard-layout> (not
> > working).
>
> No, it can't. It either receives key events from X or ANSI
> codes from a terminal (emulation) or whatever another windowing
> system which client it is sends.
Peter answered the question you meant to ask.
Wrt your subject line, FWIW, `describe-keymap' in `help-fns+.el' will describe a
keymap, including the current one. But that won't help with physical keyboard
key locations.
http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/help-fns%2b.el
http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/HelpPlus
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