Re: Problem with the RETURN key

[Ovidiu Predescu <ovidiu@apache.org>]

On Monday, Dec 16, 2002, at 18:12 US/Pacific, Andrew Choi wrote:

> Ovidiu Predescu <ovidiu@apache.org> writes:
>
>> [...]  Here are the results of running (read-event):
>>
>> - external keyboard:
>>      keypad return key: 'kp-enter'
>>      normal return key: 'return'
>                            ^^^^^^
>> - built-in keyboard:
>>      return key with "function" button pressed: 'kp-enter'
>>      normal return key: 'return'
>                            ^^^^^^
>
> Then there is no problem with the C code recognizing the return key on
> the Powerbook G4.  What does `C-h k RET' say?  Mine says:
>
>   RET (translated from <return>) runs the command newline
>   ...
>
> Can you try running without a start-up file?

The result is "<return> is undefined". This happens with no startup 
file.

>> I was wrong, my solution worked in limited cases only. Replacing in
>> the keycode_to_xkeysym_table array the '\x0d' with 0 solved the
>> problem for me.
>
> Please don't change the code arbitrarily without understanding it.  It
> is there to make Emacs recognize C-return, among other things.

I just wanted to verify this is the cause of the problem, and it seems 
to be indeed.

Any ideas on how to proceed further?

Best regards,
-- 
Ovidiu Predescu <ovidiu@apache.org>
http://webweavertech.com/ovidiu/weblog/