From unknown Mon Aug 18 19:27:43 2025 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Subject: bug#5027: Funny keyboard bahaviour, maybe grab? Reply-To: occitan@esperanto.org, 5027@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-From: Daniel Pfeiffer Resent-To: bug-submit-list@lists.donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs 2Resent-Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:40:05 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 5027 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.12590192042326 (code B ref -1); Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:40:05 +0000 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 23 Nov 2009 23:33:24 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=4.0 tests=AWL,FOURLA,MULTALT autolearn=no version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org (fencepost.gnu.org [140.186.70.10]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id nANNXMdw002323 for ; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:33:23 -0800 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]:43965) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1NCiPJ-0000gk-Jt for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:33:21 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NCiPH-0005sb-VU for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:33:21 -0500 Received: from mailout06.t-online.de ([194.25.134.19]:40565) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NCiPH-0005sX-E9 for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:33:19 -0500 Received: from fwd03.aul.t-online.de by mailout06.t-online.de with smtp id 1NChS3-0003oI-00; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:32:07 +0100 Received: from [192.168.0.10] (XRnVZoZcQhQ+hlhTukD5eOLOFAO59aYbyG5MSM7F5kNxsBmSAq5m21hfxgU4zVtZcT@[91.35.190.191]) by fwd03.aul.t-online.de with esmtp id 1NChS3-0FcDCa0; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:32:07 +0100 Message-ID: <4B0B0D66.1040706@t-online.de> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:32:06 +0100 From: Daniel Pfeiffer User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090817) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: General discussion about sawfish wm , emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------050705070805000109000105" X-ID: XRnVZoZcQhQ+hlhTukD5eOLOFAO59aYbyG5MSM7F5kNxsBmSAq5m21hfxgU4zVtZcT X-TOI-MSGID: 62bad353-1277-468e-9f82-d88afcdb5392 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050705070805000109000105 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi, I recently installed Ubuntu Karmic Koala from scratch, putting in a recent snapshot of both Emacs and Sawfish. Since then, whichever I type, Emacs complains that this Sawfish window-manager keybinding is undefined. The key bindings work when any other application is focused, so I suspect this is an Emacs problem. What I don't understand, is that IMHO the window manager should take these key events and an application like Emacs should never even notice them? AFAIK, the only exception to this rule is if Emacs grabs the keyboard, as it should while prompting for a password. The only way out, seems not to fully maximize emacs, so a thin strip of the pager remains, such that I can mouse-click focus away from Emacs, before typing my key-combo. I have a very keyboard-centric setup, and I spend more than half of my time in Emacs, so this is a major hassle! coralament / best Grötens / liebe Grüße / best regards / elkorajn salutojn Daniel Pfeiffer -- lerne / learn / apprends / lär dig / ucz się Esperanto: http://lernu.net / http://ikurso.net --------------050705070805000109000105 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi,

I recently installed Ubuntu Karmic Koala from scratch, putting in a recent snapshot of both Emacs and Sawfish.
Since then, whichever I type, Emacs complains that this Sawfish window-manager keybinding is undefined.

The key bindings work when any other application is focused, so I suspect this is an Emacs problem.  What I don't understand, is that IMHO the window manager should take these key events and an application like Emacs should never even notice them?  AFAIK, the only exception to this rule is if Emacs grabs the keyboard, as it should while prompting for a password.

The only way out, seems not to fully maximize emacs, so a thin strip of the pager remains, such that I can mouse-click focus away from Emacs, before typing my key-combo.  I have a very keyboard-centric setup, and I spend more than half of my time in Emacs, so this is a major hassle!
 
coralament / best Grötens / liebe Grüße / best regards / elkorajn salutojn
Daniel Pfeiffer

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--------------050705070805000109000105-- From unknown Mon Aug 18 19:27:43 2025 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Subject: bug#5027: Funny keyboard bahaviour, maybe grab? Reply-To: Jan =?UTF-8?Q?Dj=C3=A4rv?= , 5027@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-From: Jan =?UTF-8?Q?Dj=C3=A4rv?= Resent-To: bug-submit-list@lists.donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs 2Resent-Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:00:04 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 5027 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.125907458421494 (code B ref -1); Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:00:04 +0000 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 24 Nov 2009 14:56:24 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. 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Daniel Pfeiffer skrev 2009-11-23 23.32: > Hi, > > I recently installed Ubuntu Karmic Koala from scratch, putting in a > recent snapshot of both Emacs and Sawfish. > Since then, whichever I type, Emacs complains that this Sawfish > window-manager keybinding is undefined. What keybinding exactly is "this"? > > The key bindings work when any other application is focused, so I > suspect this is an Emacs problem. What I don't understand, is that IMHO > the window manager should take these key events and an application like > Emacs should never even notice them? AFAIK, the only exception to this > rule is if Emacs grabs the keyboard, as it should while prompting for a > password. > > The only way out, seems not to fully maximize emacs, so a thin strip of > the pager remains, such that I can mouse-click focus away from Emacs, > before typing my key-combo. I have a very keyboard-centric setup, and I > spend more than half of my time in Emacs, so this is a major hassle! Do you have click-to-focus or focus-follows-mouse? What version of sawfish? Jan D. From unknown Mon Aug 18 19:27:43 2025 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Subject: bug#5027: Funny keyboard bahaviour, maybe grab? Reply-To: Jan =?UTF-8?Q?Dj=C3=A4rv?= , 5027@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-From: Jan =?UTF-8?Q?Dj=C3=A4rv?= Resent-To: bug-submit-list@lists.donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs 2Resent-Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:45:07 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 5027 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.12593400249085 (code B ref -1); Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:45:07 +0000 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 27 Nov 2009 16:40:24 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=4.0 tests=AWL,HAS_BUG_NUMBER autolearn=ham version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org (fencepost.gnu.org [140.186.70.10]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id nARGeM4l009082 for ; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:40:24 -0800 Received: from mail.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]:46782 helo=mx10.gnu.org) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1NE3rq-0002VT-2u for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:40:22 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NE3rp-0002Ax-8j for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:40:21 -0500 Received: from proxy1.bredband.net ([195.54.101.71]:32968) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NE3ro-0002Aq-Uj for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:40:21 -0500 Received: from ipb2.telenor.se (195.54.127.165) by proxy1.bredband.net (7.3.140.3) id 4AD3E1C001408C09 for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:40:19 +0100 X-SMTPAUTH-B2: X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AsBYAH2PD0tV4S1uPGdsb2JhbACBTIJ6lE2CWQEBAQE3p0qQKYEvgi5UBA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.47,302,1257116400"; d="scan'208";a="8428938" Received: from c-6e2de155.25-1-64736c10.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se (HELO coolsville.localdomain) ([85.225.45.110]) by ipb2.telenor.se with ESMTP; 27 Nov 2009 17:40:19 +0100 Received: from [172.20.199.2] (gaffa [172.20.199.2]) by coolsville.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id B91837FA07B; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:40:18 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <4B1000F2.4010403@swipnet.se> Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:40:18 +0100 From: Jan =?UTF-8?Q?Dj=C3=A4rv?= User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090817) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: occitan@esperanto.org, 5027@debbugs.gnu.org CC: 5027-done@debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org References: <4B0B0D66.1040706@t-online.de> In-Reply-To: <4B0B0D66.1040706@t-online.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. There has been an answer to this in the swafish list: > I experience this after I switch keyboard group with "ISO_Next_Group" > key, and it is not limited to emacs. So I guess it must be Sawfish's > problem. > > I don't know X and I can't say much, but recently Sawfish has a > compilation option which drops support of mouse buttons 6-9. It may > help. (In my case, it doesn't help. The symptom does not seem unique, > but there're some types.) > > I found by searching through the mailing list archive that you > suffered from similar problem last year. Sorry that we haven't made > progress in this area, but we're planning the fix the next year. > > Regards, > Teika (Teika kazura) Jan D. From unknown Mon Aug 18 19:27:43 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.427 (Entity 5.427) X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (Emacs bug Tracking System) To: occitan@esperanto.org Subject: bug#5027 closed by Jan =?UTF-8?Q?Dj=C3=A4rv?= (Re: bug#5027: Funny keyboard bahaviour, maybe grab?) Message-ID: References: <4B1000F2.4010403@swipnet.se> <4B0B0D66.1040706@t-online.de> X-Emacs-PR-Message: they-closed 5027 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs Reply-To: 5027@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:45:13 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1259340313-9346-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1259340313-9346-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report which was filed against the emacs package: #5027: Funny keyboard bahaviour, maybe grab? It has been closed by Jan Dj=C3=A4rv . Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate message then please contact Jan Dj=C3=A4rv by replying to this email. --=20 5027: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D5027 Emacs Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1259340313-9346-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 5027-done) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 27 Nov 2009 16:40:27 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=4.0 tests=AWL,HAS_BUG_NUMBER autolearn=unavailable version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from proxy2.bredband.net (proxy2.bredband.net [195.54.101.72]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id nARGeP1c009081; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:40:27 -0800 Received: from ipb2.telenor.se (195.54.127.165) by proxy2.bredband.net (7.3.140.3) id 4AD3E1BC01424E62; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:40:19 +0100 X-SMTPAUTH-B2: X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AsBYAH2PD0tV4S1uPGdsb2JhbACBTIJ6lE2CWQEBAQE3p0qQKYEvgi5UBA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.47,302,1257116400"; d="scan'208";a="8428938" Received: from c-6e2de155.25-1-64736c10.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se (HELO coolsville.localdomain) ([85.225.45.110]) by ipb2.telenor.se with ESMTP; 27 Nov 2009 17:40:19 +0100 Received: from [172.20.199.2] (gaffa [172.20.199.2]) by coolsville.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id B91837FA07B; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:40:18 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <4B1000F2.4010403@swipnet.se> Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:40:18 +0100 From: =?UTF-8?B?SmFuIERqw6Rydg==?= User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090817) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: occitan@esperanto.org, 5027@debbugs.gnu.org CC: 5027-done@debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#5027: Funny keyboard bahaviour, maybe grab? References: <4B0B0D66.1040706@t-online.de> In-Reply-To: <4B0B0D66.1040706@t-online.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There has been an answer to this in the swafish list: > I experience this after I switch keyboard group with "ISO_Next_Group" > key, and it is not limited to emacs. So I guess it must be Sawfish's > problem. > > I don't know X and I can't say much, but recently Sawfish has a > compilation option which drops support of mouse buttons 6-9. It may > help. (In my case, it doesn't help. The symptom does not seem unique, > but there're some types.) > > I found by searching through the mailing list archive that you > suffered from similar problem last year. Sorry that we haven't made > progress in this area, but we're planning the fix the next year. > > Regards, > Teika (Teika kazura) Jan D. ------------=_1259340313-9346-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 23 Nov 2009 23:33:24 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=4.0 tests=AWL,FOURLA,MULTALT autolearn=no version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org (fencepost.gnu.org [140.186.70.10]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id nANNXMdw002323 for ; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:33:23 -0800 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]:43965) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1NCiPJ-0000gk-Jt for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:33:21 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NCiPH-0005sb-VU for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:33:21 -0500 Received: from mailout06.t-online.de ([194.25.134.19]:40565) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NCiPH-0005sX-E9 for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:33:19 -0500 Received: from fwd03.aul.t-online.de by mailout06.t-online.de with smtp id 1NChS3-0003oI-00; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:32:07 +0100 Received: from [192.168.0.10] (XRnVZoZcQhQ+hlhTukD5eOLOFAO59aYbyG5MSM7F5kNxsBmSAq5m21hfxgU4zVtZcT@[91.35.190.191]) by fwd03.aul.t-online.de with esmtp id 1NChS3-0FcDCa0; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:32:07 +0100 Message-ID: <4B0B0D66.1040706@t-online.de> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:32:06 +0100 From: Daniel Pfeiffer Reply-To: occitan@esperanto.org User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090817) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: General discussion about sawfish wm , emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org Subject: Funny keyboard bahaviour, maybe grab? Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------050705070805000109000105" X-ID: XRnVZoZcQhQ+hlhTukD5eOLOFAO59aYbyG5MSM7F5kNxsBmSAq5m21hfxgU4zVtZcT X-TOI-MSGID: 62bad353-1277-468e-9f82-d88afcdb5392 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050705070805000109000105 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi, I recently installed Ubuntu Karmic Koala from scratch, putting in a recent snapshot of both Emacs and Sawfish. Since then, whichever I type, Emacs complains that this Sawfish window-manager keybinding is undefined. The key bindings work when any other application is focused, so I suspect this is an Emacs problem. What I don't understand, is that IMHO the window manager should take these key events and an application like Emacs should never even notice them? AFAIK, the only exception to this rule is if Emacs grabs the keyboard, as it should while prompting for a password. The only way out, seems not to fully maximize emacs, so a thin strip of the pager remains, such that I can mouse-click focus away from Emacs, before typing my key-combo. I have a very keyboard-centric setup, and I spend more than half of my time in Emacs, so this is a major hassle! coralament / best Grötens / liebe Grüße / best regards / elkorajn salutojn Daniel Pfeiffer -- lerne / learn / apprends / lär dig / ucz się Esperanto: http://lernu.net / http://ikurso.net --------------050705070805000109000105 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi,

I recently installed Ubuntu Karmic Koala from scratch, putting in a recent snapshot of both Emacs and Sawfish.
Since then, whichever I type, Emacs complains that this Sawfish window-manager keybinding is undefined.

The key bindings work when any other application is focused, so I suspect this is an Emacs problem.  What I don't understand, is that IMHO the window manager should take these key events and an application like Emacs should never even notice them?  AFAIK, the only exception to this rule is if Emacs grabs the keyboard, as it should while prompting for a password.

The only way out, seems not to fully maximize emacs, so a thin strip of the pager remains, such that I can mouse-click focus away from Emacs, before typing my key-combo.  I have a very keyboard-centric setup, and I spend more than half of my time in Emacs, so this is a major hassle!
 
coralament / best Grötens / liebe Grüße / best regards / elkorajn salutojn
Daniel Pfeiffer

-- 
lerne / learn / apprends / lär dig / ucz się    Esperanto:
                    http://lernu.net  /  http://ikurso.net
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