From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Leo Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Adding xterm-extras to Emacs Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:27:03 +0100 Message-ID: References: <200706140508.l5E58mP0007225@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <200709131658.l8DGw86P000060@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <200709140102.l8E12pVF020239@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <200709140130.l8E1U9Hi020965@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <200709140232.l8E2Wj0A022451@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <200709141638.l8EGcegt015804@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <200709150032.l8F0Wkix005504@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <200709211351.l8LDpEXR008997@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1192134561 27638 80.91.229.12 (11 Oct 2007 20:29:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:29:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Oct 11 22:29:19 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Ig4ek-0001Fw-Vn for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:29:19 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ig4ee-0007sB-P6 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:29:12 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ig4eb-0007pp-NS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:29:09 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ig4eZ-0007mj-RI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:29:09 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ig4eZ-0007mL-Jj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:29:07 -0400 Original-Received: from ppsw-8.csi.cam.ac.uk ([131.111.8.138]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ig4eY-0006Sa-Q0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:29:07 -0400 X-Cam-SpamDetails: Not scanned X-Cam-AntiVirus: No virus found X-Cam-ScannerInfo: http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/email/scanner/ Original-Received: from sl392.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk ([131.111.223.202]:35163 helo=localhost.localdomain) by ppsw-8.csi.cam.ac.uk (smtp.hermes.cam.ac.uk [131.111.8.158]:587) with esmtpsa (LOGIN:sl392) (TLSv1:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:256) id 1Ig4eO-0005g5-RT (Exim 4.67) (return-path ); Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:28:56 +0100 In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:12:37 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110007 Emacs/23.0.50 (20071010) Fedora 7 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:80657 Archived-At: On 2007-10-11 21:12 +0100, Stefan Monnier wrote: >>>> However the following key bindings are recognized differently in `C-h K': >>> >>>> Alt-right => >>>> Alt-left => >>>> Alt-up => >>>> Alt-down => >>> >>> Is that good or bad? The above looks right to me. What was it before? >>> What should it be instead? > >> I was expecting to see etc. For example some modes bind >> `M-right' to a command. But I could only invoke it by "Esc + RightArrow" >> and not "Alt + RightArrow". > > Have you tried with other "alt" keys? There's always this issue about > Alt-vs-Meta, so normally xterm converts the Meta modifier into an ESC prefix > (via the "metaSendsEscape" which you seem to have set as well). > If you don't like to distinguish Meta from Alt, then maybe you should play > with xmodmap to turn all your Alt keys into Meta keys or vice-versa. However, Alt+Ctrl+Right is shown as "" but not "" while Alt+Right is shown as "" but not . You can see they are _INCONSISTENT_. (What I mean by 'shown' is by what is displayed when the key binding is tested in 'C-h k'.) > > > Stefan -- .: Leo :. [ sdl.web AT gmail.com ] .: [ GPG Key: 9283AA3F ] :. Use the most powerful email client -- http://gnus.org/