From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Mastro Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: capslock key mapped with keytweak seems to be unbound by Emacs w32 Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:42:30 -0700 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1503798214 2978 195.159.176.226 (27 Aug 2017 01:43:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2017 01:43:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: "B. T. 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X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400d:c09::22d X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 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 Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:114105 Archived-At: B. T. Raven wrote: > I have been using Emacs from version 21 through 24.3.1 and I recently > noticed that the capslock key does nothing in w32 Emacs. Works in > Word, Notepad, Wordpad, browser and every other application that takes > keyboard input. C-h k shows nothing when capslock pressed (maybe it > shouldn't; I never tried it before) The only new thing I've noticed in > my .emacs is a canlock customization line that is used by gnus, a > package I never use anymore. I commented out this line from > customization and also everything in .emacs that mentioned gnus but I > still get no functionality by pressing capslock in Emacs. > > I should mention that I have reassigned the ctl, alt, windows, etc > keys with the keytweak utility (edits scancode assignments in > registry) and in fact the functionality of \| key and capslock are > swapped but that first key still works in Emacs and both work > everywhere but in Emacs. Are there any w32 Emacs packages that would > mess with a scancode assignment and then reset it on exit from Emacs > ??? I don't have any idea what the cause might be, but it sounds like it would be worth checking whether the same situation holds in "emacs -Q". That will answer whether any of your Emacs packages or customizations are involved. John