Re: shift+left/right arrow cannot be bound in Emacs

[Kaushal Modi <kaushal.modi@gmail.com>]

They can be bound if they can be detected.
IIRC S-arrows (shift+arrows) don't work in --no-window mode. Are you
running emacs in GUI mode or -nw (aka terminal) mode?

If you are running in GUI mode, try "C-h c" followed by pressing
Shift+left.

You should one of the below in the echo area:

- <S-left> is undefined
- <S-left> runs the command <COMMAND BOUND TO S-left>

If it is undefined, and if you are running emacs in GUI mode, you can bind
<S-left> using

(global-set-key (kbd "<S-left>") #'YOUR-COMMAND)

On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 11:29 AM Uwe Brauer <oub@mat.ucm.es> wrote:

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> Hello
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> Using Kubuntu 10.04 on Linux, I am faced with the following problem:
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> I can bind in Emacs:
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> The left/right arrow keys, like
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> control+left, or left  (alt/hyper/super)+left
> but *not* shift+left.
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> Somebody has an idea what is the reason for this behaviour?
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> thanks
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> Uwe Brauer
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