GNU bug report logs - #15289
24.3.50; cannot type non-ascii characters using right alt, cp852, windows console (non-gui cmd terminal)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jarek Czekalski <jarekczek <at> poczta.onet.pl>

Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 14:50:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Jarek Czekalski <jarekczek <at> poczta.onet.pl>, 15289 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15289: 24.3.50; cannot type non-ascii characters using right alt, cp852, windows console (non-gui cmd terminal)
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:31:00 +0200

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

>> Emacs uses Unicode keyboard input on Windows, so setting
>> keyboard-coding-system will have no effect, except on Windows 9X.
>
> Then why not mention that in the Elisp manual and perhaps in the doc
> string for `set-keyboard-coding-system'?

Eli, is this something that should be documented (if it's still the
case -- this is a seven year old bug report)?

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