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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Message #38 received at 14794 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: 14794 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#14794: 24.3.50;	`w32-register-hot-key' does not work on
 Windows 7 64-bit
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:10:26 -0700 (PDT)

> > And I don't know what the Emacs key for PrintScreen is.
> 
> I think [print], but I don't see that we produce it anywhere.

(global-set-key [print] 'forward-char)
(w32-register-hot-key [print]) ; => 42

Has no effect: The Print Screen key is still not recognized by Emacs.

> Maybe try the left/right Win+E key or the Apps key, after setting the
> w32-*-modifier variables so as to produce an Emacs modifier from them.

Sorry, I don't know what the last clause means.  What w32-* modifier
variables, and how?

But from your and Martin's other replies in this thread it appears that
`w32-register-hot-key' is useless for Windows 7.  Unless I missed
something.  Is there any case at all where it actually will have an
effect?
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