Re: how to bind to Super-\ ???

Re: how to bind to Super-\ ???

[lawrence mitchell]

Joe Corneli wrote:

[...] binding Super-\

> Compiling file /home/jcorneli/.xemacs/custom.el at Sat Aug 31 08:16:23
> 2002
>   !! End of stream ((#<buffer " *Compiler Input*">))

when using [(super "\")]
> (The message appears to have no consequences.)

> For whatever reason, my version doesn't cause this message to appear --
> and more importantly, it keeps the syntax hightlighting consistent!

That's because \ is a quoting character, so whenever you add it
in a string, you have to quote it, hence, it should have been
"\\", rather than "\".

-- 
lawrence mitchell <wence@gmx.li>

Re: how to bind to S-\ ???

[Kai Großjohann]

Joe Corneli <jcorneli@math.utexas.edu> writes:

>>  (global-set-key [(shift "\")] 'foo)
>
>
> Thanks; I meant "super \" - but of course it comes out about the same!

No, S-\ is shift-\ whereas s-\ is super-\.

You can probably use (kbd "s-\").

kai
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Re: how to bind to S-\ ???

[Kai Großjohann]

Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:

> You can probably use (kbd "s-\").

(kbd "s-\\") -- sorry.

kai
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Re: how to bind to Super-\ ???

[Joe Corneli]

> That's because \ is a quoting character, so whenever you add it
> in a string, you have to quote it, hence, it should have been
> "\\", rather than "\".

"\\" gives an error message, unknown keysym 

> No, S-\ is shift-\ whereas s-\ is super-\.

Thanks. (I personally think this convention is weird.)

> You can probably use (kbd "s-\").

That gives the "end of file" error message I described earlier (quoting
character problem). But you fixed it too:

> (kbd "s-\\") -- sorry.

This works, but emacs complains: "Unknown modifier"! 

My method with ?\134 seems to be the best for the compiler, 
hard to read but I can add a comment.  This seems to be a case 
where using octal is the only way to get quiet compilation. (Maybe?)

Anyway, I'm satisfied. 

Joe

Re: how to bind to S-\ ???

[Kenneth Jacker]

  joe> I meant "super \" - but of course it comes out about the same!

Pardon my ignorance, but which physical key (if any?) on the keyboard
corresponds to the "super" modifier?

Thanks,

  -Kenneth

Re: how to bind to Super-\ ???

[Kai Großjohann]

Joe Corneli <jcorneli@math.utexas.edu> writes:

>> (kbd "s-\\") -- sorry.
>
> This works, but emacs complains: "Unknown modifier"! 

I get no such error.  Which version of Emacs have you got?

kai
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Re: how to bind to S-\ ???

[Kai Großjohann]

Kenneth Jacker <khj@be.cs.appstate.edu> writes:

> Pardon my ignorance, but which physical key (if any?) on the keyboard
> corresponds to the "super" modifier?

On most keyboards, none.  But under X11 at least, you can change the
kbd layout.  Then, it can be any key you configure.

(I use hyper for my window manager.)

kai
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