GNU bug report logs - #11011
kbd and TAB with modifiers (eg S-TAB)

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Message #34 received at 11011 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 11011 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, antoine.levitt <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#11011: Binding S-TAB
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:41:19 -0700

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
>> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 12:06:44 -0700
>> Cc: 11011 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>>
>> 0. emacs -Q
>> 1. (global-set-key (kbd "S-TAB") (lambda () (message "FOO")))
>> 2. S-TAB
>>
>> And see the following error: "<backtab> is undefined"
>
> You say "S-TAB", but that's not the key you pressed.  You pressed
> <backtab>, a function key, whereas S-TAB is a shifted ASCII
> character. Try "C-S-i" instead (which will also reveal a minor
> unrelated bug in your recipe ;-).

Hmm, now I see.  This stuff always manages to confuse me.  And I guess
it also managed to confused Chong Yidong...?

Not sure if there's anything to do here, if this is as it should be.
Notabug?

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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