Mathias> I'd love to have an extra modifier key that I can use together Mathias> with the full range of "normal" keys to bind new commands.
Mathias> Maybe this is not possible at all, maybe those keys are, Mathias> hardware-wise, special? rgb> I don't believe the <apps> key is any different than function keys, rgb> the arrow keys etc. <C-apps>, <S-M-apps> etc can all be mapped. rgb> It's a convenient prefix key which is why I use it for C-x & C-c. rgb> I'm pretty sure applications aren't normally notified when rgb> modifier-keys are pressed. They are only informed of the state of rgb> the modifier-flags-word when a non-modifier key is pressed. I don't think it's a function of the hardware, but I think some keycodes are "more equal" to X than others. For example, my laptop has two extra "Next Window" and "Previous Window" keys in the lower right corner. I have no trouble setting them as Mod3 and Mod5 via xmodmap, but for the life of me I cannot set them up as independent keysyms. This could have something to do with Xkb, a subject on which I am completely ignorant. Xperts out there? -- Optimist: We're only two weeks behind schedule. Pessimist: The schedule is a whole two weeks ahead of us. _______________________________________________ Help-gnu-emacs mailing list Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs