GNU bug report logs - #63963
Problem with -nw keybindings

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Message #15 received at 63963-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: conor <faircloughconor <at> gmail.com>, 63963-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#63963: Problem with -nw keybindings
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2023 03:34:54 -0700

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

> tags 63963 notabug
> thanks
>
>> From: conor <faircloughconor <at> gmail.com>
>> Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2023 16:08:13 +0100
>>
>> There are some issues that I've found with emacs -nw keybindings that don't occur on emacs gui.
>> These cause problems with paredit-mode.
>>
>> Using C-h k:
>> `C-)` becomes `)`.
>> `C-(` becomes `(`.
>> `C-}` becomes `C-]`.
>> `C-{` becomes `M-`.
>
> This is not a bug: these key sequences don't correspond to characters,
> so what Emacs sees or doesn't see when you type those depends on the
> particular terminal emulator or console you are using.
>
> Basically, you shouldn't expect those to work at all in a -nw session.

I'm therefore closing this bug report.

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