bug#5691: C-\ translates to \ on Windows Vista

bug#5691: C-\ translates to \ on Windows Vista

[Deniz Dogan]

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I'm trying to hit C-\ on my Windows Vista machine, but Emacs recognizes
the key press as just \ (self-insert-command).

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In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.0.6002)
 of 2009-07-30 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.0.6002
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.4)'

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: cp1252
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: rcirc

Minor modes in effect:
  rcirc-track-minor-mode: t
  diff-auto-refine-mode: t
  global-auto-complete-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  use-hard-newlines: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t

Recent input:
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> SPC o n SPC m y
SPC s w e d i s h SPC k e y b o a r d SPC i SPC h a
v e SPC t o SPC h i t SPC C <backspace> A l t G r +
+ <return> s o SPC t h i s SPC b e c o m e s SPC C -
A l t G r + <backspace> - 0 <backspace> + <return> b
u t SPC o n t l y SPC <C-backspace> o n l y SPC A l
t G r - + C-SPC C-a C-w C-t o C-t o \ <backspace>
C-t o C-t o C-t o k e <tab> C-y <return> <return>
C-t C-n C-t C-n C-t C-n C-t C-n C-t C-n C-c C-SPC
C-c C-SPC C-t C-n C-t C-n C-t C-n C-- C-l C-t C-n
C-t C-n C-t C-o C-t C-n C-t C-n C-t o C-t C-n C-t o
C-t o M-t r e p o r t - e m a c s - b u g <return>

Recent messages:
Making completion list...
Type C-t 4 C-o RET to restore the other window.
Making completion list...
Quit
C-h f runs the command describe-function
View mode: type C-h for help, C-h m for commands, M-x View-quit to quit.
Mark set [8 times]
C-t ` runs the command next-error
\ runs the command self-insert-command
Mark set [2 times]

bug#5691: C-\ translates to \ on Windows Vista

[Jason Rumney]

Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com> writes:

> I'm trying to hit C-\ on my Windows Vista machine, but Emacs recognizes
> the key press as just \ (self-insert-command).

How do you press \ on your keyboard?

If it is with AltGr key, then I think only the Right control key will
work, as the modifier code for AltGr is identical to Left-Ctrl
Right-Alt, so Left-Ctrl can not be applied to keycodes including AltGr.

bug#5691: C-\ translates to \ on Windows Vista

[Deniz Dogan]

2010/3/12 Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>:
> Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I'm trying to hit C-\ on my Windows Vista machine, but Emacs recognizes
>> the key press as just \ (self-insert-command).
>
> How do you press \ on your keyboard?
>
> If it is with AltGr key, then I think only the Right control key will
> work, as the modifier code for AltGr is identical to Left-Ctrl
> Right-Alt, so Left-Ctrl can not be applied to keycodes including AltGr.
>
>

I do indeed use AltGr to press \.

bug#5691: C-\ translates to \ on Windows Vista

[Deniz Dogan]

2010/4/22 Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com>:
> 2010/3/12 Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>:
>> Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> I'm trying to hit C-\ on my Windows Vista machine, but Emacs recognizes
>>> the key press as just \ (self-insert-command).
>>
>> How do you press \ on your keyboard?
>>
>> If it is with AltGr key, then I think only the Right control key will
>> work, as the modifier code for AltGr is identical to Left-Ctrl
>> Right-Alt, so Left-Ctrl can not be applied to keycodes including AltGr.
>>
>>
>
> I do indeed use AltGr to press \.
>

Trying RCtrl+AltGr++ (which should make C-\ on a Swedish keyboard) on
Windows 7 fails to make a C-\ as well.

-- 
Deniz Dogan

bug#5691: C-\ translates to \ on Windows Vista

[Lennart Borgman]

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2010/4/22 Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com>:
>> 2010/3/12 Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>:
>>> Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> I'm trying to hit C-\ on my Windows Vista machine, but Emacs recognizes
>>>> the key press as just \ (self-insert-command).
>>>
>>> How do you press \ on your keyboard?
>>>
>>> If it is with AltGr key, then I think only the Right control key will
>>> work, as the modifier code for AltGr is identical to Left-Ctrl
>>> Right-Alt, so Left-Ctrl can not be applied to keycodes including AltGr.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I do indeed use AltGr to press \.
>>
>
> Trying RCtrl+AltGr++ (which should make C-\ on a Swedish keyboard) on
> Windows 7 fails to make a C-\ as well.

Did you type the keys in the order explained here

  http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/AltGrKey

bug#5691: C-\ translates to \ on Windows Vista

[Deniz Dogan]

2010/7/11 Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>:
> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2010/4/22 Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com>:
>>> 2010/3/12 Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>:
>>>> Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm trying to hit C-\ on my Windows Vista machine, but Emacs recognizes
>>>>> the key press as just \ (self-insert-command).
>>>>
>>>> How do you press \ on your keyboard?
>>>>
>>>> If it is with AltGr key, then I think only the Right control key will
>>>> work, as the modifier code for AltGr is identical to Left-Ctrl
>>>> Right-Alt, so Left-Ctrl can not be applied to keycodes including AltGr.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I do indeed use AltGr to press \.
>>>
>>
>> Trying RCtrl+AltGr++ (which should make C-\ on a Swedish keyboard) on
>> Windows 7 fails to make a C-\ as well.
>
> Did you type the keys in the order explained here
>
>  http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/AltGrKey
>

Dang, after having looked at it closer, it seems that my right control
key is bound to SPC for some reason. I think it has to do with my
remapping of Ctrl and Caps. I can not verify whether the Emacs Wiki
method works.