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25.0.93; Explicitely bind <backtab> to 'table-backward-cell'

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Tino Calancha <f92capac <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#23456: closed (Re: bug#23456: 25.0.93; Explicitely bind
 <backtab> to 'table-backward-cell')
Date: Sat, 07 May 2016 08:22:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#23456: 25.0.93; Explicitely bind <backtab> to 'table-backward-cell'

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Tino Calancha <f92capac <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 23456-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23456: 25.0.93;
 Explicitely bind <backtab> to 'table-backward-cell'
Date: Sat, 07 May 2016 11:21:44 +0300

> Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 14:44:31 +0900 (JST)
> From: Tino Calancha <f92capac <at> gmail.com>
> 
> ;; Suggested patch:
> 
> diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/table.el b/lisp/textmodes/table.el
> index 653db83..49411f4 100644
> --- a/lisp/textmodes/table.el
> +++ b/lisp/textmodes/table.el
> @@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ table-cell-bindings
>       ([(shift backtab)]	. table-backward-cell) ; for HPUX console keyboard
>       ([(shift iso-lefttab)]    . table-backward-cell) ; shift-tab on a microsoft natural keyboard and redhat linux
>       ([(shift tab)]	. table-backward-cell)
> +    ([backtab]          . table-backward-cell) ; for terminals (e.g. xterm)
>       ([return]		. *table--cell-newline)
>       ([(control m)]	. *table--cell-newline)
>       ([(control j)]	. *table--cell-newline-and-indent)

Thanks, pushed to master.

Please in the future provide a ChangeLog style log message as well.

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From: Tino Calancha <f92capac <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.0.93; Explicitely bind <backtab> to 'table-backward-cell'
Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 14:44:31 +0900 (JST)

The issue only happen wen running Emacs without graphics (i.e. inside 
terminal)

emacs -Q -nw --eval="(require 'table)"
;; Notice the option '-nw'
;; Insert following text in *scratch* buffer:

 +-------------------------------+----------------------------------+
 |`table-insert'                 |Insert a table consisting of grid |
 |                               |of cells by specifying the number |
 |                               |of COLUMNS, number of ROWS, cell  |
 |                               |WIDTH and cell HEIGHT.            |
 +-------------------------------+----------------------------------+
 |`table-insert-row'             |Insert row(s) of cells before the |
 |                               |current row that matches the      |
 |                               |current row structure.            |
 +-------------------------------+----------------------------------+
 |`table-insert-column'          |Insert column(s) of cells before  |
 |                               |the current column that matches   |
 |                               |the current column structure.     |
 +-------------------------------+----------------------------------+
M-x table-recognize RET
;; Shift + TAB shows error:
;; <backtab> is undefined
;; When running Emacs with graphics the binding already exists.


In GNU Emacs 25.0.93.9 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.30)
 of 2016-05-05 built on calancha-pc
Repository revision: 1a4127dbd625ea64f535b3bd09844a99161290a6
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11803000
System Description:	Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid)

;; Suggested patch:

diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/table.el b/lisp/textmodes/table.el
index 653db83..49411f4 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/table.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/table.el
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ table-cell-bindings
     ([(shift backtab)]	. table-backward-cell) ; for HPUX console keyboard
     ([(shift iso-lefttab)]    . table-backward-cell) ; shift-tab on a microsoft natural keyboard and redhat linux
     ([(shift tab)]	. table-backward-cell)
+    ([backtab]          . table-backward-cell) ; for terminals (e.g. xterm)
     ([return]		. *table--cell-newline)
     ([(control m)]	. *table--cell-newline)
     ([(control j)]	. *table--cell-newline-and-indent)

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