From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Anderson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Binding Non-standard Keyboard Keys Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:39:01 -0400 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <1067024341.9252.85.camel@syr-24-59-77-252.twcny.rr.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1067024454 13212 80.91.224.253 (24 Oct 2003 19:40:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:40:54 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Oct 24 21:40:52 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AD7nn-0005FO-00 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 21:40:52 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AD7ng-0004Gi-I7 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:40:44 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AD7md-0003vw-4o for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:39:39 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AD7m6-0003fA-Bb for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:39:37 -0400 Original-Received: from [64.246.36.112] (helo=torre.pghoster.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.24) id 1AD7m5-0003eX-QH for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:39:05 -0400 Original-Received: from syr-24-59-77-252.twcny.rr.com (syr-24-59-77-252.twcny.rr.com [24.59.77.252]) (authenticated (0 bits)) by torre.pghoster.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h9OJd5p19414; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 14:39:05 -0500 Original-To: roodwriter@core.com In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4-8mdk X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:13530 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:13530 I tried global-set-key and got some interesting results. Keys which don't show up under C-h c appear as other keys. For instance, one is C-z, another is , etc. But they don't seem to have the effect of those keys. I press them and KDE goes bonkers. :: sighs :: -Dan On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 13:45, roodwriter@core.com wrote: > Dan Anderson wrote: > > > I just bought a new keyboard, and it's got all sorts of interesting > > buttons on it. When I try to C-h c any key that's not alpha numberic, > > it doesn't work. > > > > I.e. is there a way to link the "Internet" button to W3, the "Search" > > button to find, or perhaps bind them and similar to macros/scripts of my > > choice? > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Dan > > I only have a standard keyboard so I don't know if this will help you or > not, but I noticed when using M-x global-set-key that if I hit a key like > Scroll Lock it put a notation in the prompt for the keybinding. I'd try > this. But there are other people that may have better suggestions. > > For what it's worth. > > --Rod