From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "roodwriter@core.com" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Binding Non-standard Keyboard Keys Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 13:45:39 -0400 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: Reply-To: roodwriter@core.com NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1067017742 31242 80.91.224.253 (24 Oct 2003 17:49:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:49:02 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Oct 24 19:48:57 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AD63U-0005cy-00 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:48:56 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AD61p-00083V-MS for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 13:47:13 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!newsfeed.earthlink.net!sjc70.webusenet.com!news.webusenet.com!pd7cy2so!shaw.ca!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-01!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: KNode/0.7.1 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Original-Lines: 29 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:117592 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 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 Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:13521 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:13521 Dan Anderson wrote: > I just bought a new keyboard, and it's got all sorts of interesting > buttons on it. When I try to C-h c any key that's not alpha numberic, > it doesn't work. > > I.e. is there a way to link the "Internet" button to W3, the "Search" > button to find, or perhaps bind them and similar to macros/scripts of my > choice? > > Thanks, > > -Dan I only have a standard keyboard so I don't know if this will help you or not, but I noticed when using M-x global-set-key that if I hit a key like Scroll Lock it put a notation in the prompt for the keybinding. I'd try this. But there are other people that may have better suggestions. For what it's worth. --Rod -- Author of "Linux for Non-Geeks--Clear-eyed Answered for Practical Consumers" and "Boring Stories from Uncle Rod." Both are available at http://www.rodwriterpublishing.com/index.html To reply by e-mail, take the extra "o" out of the name.