Gregor Zattler <telegr...@gmx.net> writes: > Hi Achim, > * Achim Gratz <strom...@nexgo.de> [10. Feb. 2014]: >> 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.
This terminal "feature" surprised me so I checked a few terminals I have here. xterm on Debian (278-4) does pass the C-:. Testing with C-c C-: after starting "emacs -nw -q" in that xterm I get the expected: C-c C-: is undefined But, I confirm that mate-terminal (1.6.1-1.1+7.wheezy) and rxvt (1:2.6.4-14) strip off the Ctrl. There the test produces: C-c : is undefined I note that mate-terminal does process Ctrl+Shift as some of its shortcuts use this combo. So, it's "actively" stripping the Ctrl away. -Brett.
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