Hi Achim, * Achim Gratz <strom...@nexgo.de> [11. Feb. 2014]: > Gregor Zattler writes: >>> You cannot enter C-: in some terminals because it would require >>> simultaneous processing of shift and control (these terminals ignore >>> shift while control is pressed). >> >> this is true for xterm, rxvt-unicode, gnome-terminal, konsole and >> the linux console. > > Terminal emulators and certainly all of those you've listed usually pass > this on correctly unless they are explicitly configured (by the user or > the application using them) not to (at least when in an UTF-8 locale).
Huh? I added a new user account to my debian/testing system with no further customization whatsoever and renamed xorg.conf and /etc/default/keyboard. Then I started X as this new user, opened a xterm and a rxtv-unicode, started emacs -Q -nw, did C-h k (describe key) and hit C-: which is Shift-Control-. on a german qwertz keyboard. It says : runs the command self-insert-command, which is an interactive built-in function in `C source code'. I never used a terminal emulator which would let me use Shift-Control key combos. Actually I would be very interested in working Shift-Ctrl key combos. > Since Emacs tries to use the full terminal capabilities you must have > configured something that prevents this from being enabled by Emacs if > it doesn't work for you. Note that some X kbd configurations take over > Shift+Control (usually just for left or right) ATM I can't test with different (left, right) control keys since I'm at a MacBook, there sadly is only one control key. > to emulate hyper or > super, but that would cause Emacs to recognize these events instead, I'd > think. You are able to type C-: in an emacs running in a terminal emulator? Ciao; Gregor
