GNU bug report logs - #44973
Add a macOS global hotkey function

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Message #41 received at 44973 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: j <at> mremus.net
Cc: 44973 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, larsi <at> gnus.org
Subject: Re: bug#44973: Add a macOS global hotkey function
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2021 19:09:19 +0200

> From: j <at> mremus.net
> Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2021 21:13:47 -0800
> Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 44973 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> I used w32-register-hot-key as an example of another instance where emacs added
> an OS-specific feature in order to provide a consistent user experience across
> platforms.

w32-register-hot-key allows a consistent UX across platforms
_inside_Emacs_.  Your changes, AFAIU, aims at using Emacs as a way to
work around problems in the OS WM, not in Emacs running on that OS.

So I'm still not sure we should install this.

Lars, do you have an opinion on this?

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