Re: How to bind <lwindow>-; with a function on windows?

[anhnmncb <anhnmncb@sina.com>]

"B. T. Raven" <nihil@nihilo.net> writes:

> anhnmncb wrote:
>> When I type M-x global-set-key RET, then press <lwindow>, the help
>> window pops up and show:
>>
>> <rwindow> runs the command ignore, which is an interactive compiled
>> Lisp function in `subr.el'.
>>
>> It is bound to <mouse-movement>, <language-change>, <lwindow>,
>> <rwindow>.
>>
>> I have no chance to press <lwindow>-; to function. Type them in emacs
>> window just produce a ;.
>>
>>
>>
>
> If you put this in your .emacs:
>
> (setq w32-pass-lwindow-to-system nil
>       w32-pass-rwindow-to-system nil
>       w32-pass-apps-to-system    nil
>       w32-lwindow-modifier       'super   ;; Left Windows
>       w32-rwindow-modifier       'super   ;; Right Windows
>       w32-apps-modifier          'hyper)  ;; App-Menu (key to right of
> Right Windows)
>
> then you will be able to use these bottom row keys as modifiers but
> you still won't be able to bind a function to the bare key (lwindow
> for example). You could however bind the function to Super- [a through
> z] or even combinations of Ctl, Meta, Super, and Hyper:
>
> (global-set-key [(super w)] 'foo)
>
> As Lennart notes there are some combinations that Windows will trap at
> the OS level but some of these are useful. Alt-tab will switch focus
> between emacs and some other app from which you may want to copy-paste
> for example.
>
> Ed

Wow, it works, many thanks.