Emacs on Mac, convert right-option to right-control

Emacs on Mac, convert right-option to right-control

[July]

Hello everybody,

I am using MacBookPro 15'', which doesnot have a right control key. So I 
am planning to convert the right option key to right control key, and 
keep the left option key.  (for your information, I have made a global 
key switch between caps-lock and left-control)

Any idea? Thanks a lot

Re: Emacs on Mac, convert right-option to right-control

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 29.09.2009 um 18:28 schrieb July:

> Any idea?


No. But which variant of GNU Emacs are you using? The X client? Or  
one of the Aqua/Quartz clients? Well, the version of GNU Emacs might  
also be of interest...

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Re: Emacs on Mac, convert right-option to right-control

[July]

Thank you for your attention.

Carbon Emacs.

Re: Emacs on Mac, convert right-option to right-control

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 29.09.2009 um 19:12 schrieb July:

> Carbon Emacs.

No chance (I think). Mac OS X cannot distinguish between the left and  
the right command key (⌘). The same is probably also true for the  
option (⌥) or the control key (^), but I don't have such a keyboard  
available. Peter Maurer wrote "Key Codes," http://www.petermaurer.de/ 
nasi.php?section=keycodes, which may help you to check the key codes.

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Re: Emacs on Mac, convert right-option to right-control

[Harald Hanche-Olsen]

+ Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE>:

> No chance (I think). Mac OS X cannot distinguish between the left and
> the right command key (⌘). The same is probably also true for the
> option (⌥) or the control key (^), but I don't have such a keyboard
> available. Peter Maurer wrote "Key Codes," http://www.petermaurer.de/
> nasi.php?section=keycodes, which may help you to check the key codes.

The newer macbooks certainly can distinguish: Right option shows
modifiers 0x80140, left option 0x80120. And right command shows up as
0x100108, left command 0x100110.

(Why haven't I found this useful app before? It's not as if I haven't
looked. Maybe my google-fu is too weak. Thanks for the pointer.
Actually, the app is found at http://www.manytricks.com/keycodes/ BTW.)

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Re: Emacs on Mac, convert right-option to right-control

[Giovanni Lanzani]

Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:

> Am 29.09.2009 um 19:12 schrieb July:
>
>> Carbon Emacs.
>
> No chance (I think). Mac OS X cannot distinguish between the
> left and  the right command key (⌘). The same is probably
> also true for the  option (⌥) or the control key (^), but I
> don't have such a keyboard  available. Peter Maurer wrote
> "Key Codes," http://www.petermaurer.de/
> nasi.php?section=keycodes, which may help you to check the
> key codes.

If Mac Os X can distinguish between them, it may also be an idea to
create a modify keyboard layout with the help of ukelele 
http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=ukelele
and turn it on whenever you use Emacs.

Good luck,

Giovanni