GNU bug report logs - #14794
24.3.50; `w32-register-hot-key' does not work on Windows 7 64-bit

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 21:11:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3.50

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 14794 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#14794: 24.3.50;	`w32-register-hot-key' does not work on Windows 7 64-bit
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:28:37 -0700 (PDT)

> > emacs -Q    ; but same problem with older Emacs versions
> >
> > (w32-register-hot-key [M-tab])
> > (w32-register-hot-key [M-S-tab])
> >
> > Try C-h k M-TAB.  Try M-TAB.  The key is immediately grabbed by Windows.
> 
> Because it is not bound to any command.  If you bind it, it will work
> as expected.

Nope, not as far as I can see.  Add this to the recipe:

(global-set-key [M-tab] 'forward-char)

Makes no difference.  But perhaps you meant something different?

I'm using Windows 7 64-bit, if that makes a difference.
(And the same code worked fine on Windows XP SP3.)
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