GNU bug report logs - #68927
CapsLock gets toggled by a frozen Emacs even if that's supposed to be prevented by a third party app

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Nikolay Kudryavtsev <nikolay.kudryavtsev <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 68927 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#68927: CapsLock gets toggled by a frozen Emacs even if that's supposed to be prevented by a third party app
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:00:44 +0200

> From: Nikolay Kudryavtsev <nikolay.kudryavtsev <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 15:45:13 +0300
> Cc: 68927 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > Why are you saying that CapsLock should not toggle in this case?  What
> > prevents it from toggling in this scenario?
> 
> Because I normally use CapsLock to toggle between keyboard layouts. 
> External software like Mahou is what facilitates that and what should 
> prevent the CapsLock itself from toggling. And it normally does, except 
> for when Emacs gets busy with something.

Then this is as likely to be an Emacs bug as it is a bug in Mahou,
right?  Perhaps Mahou is unprepared to cope with programs that hook
keyboard input on such a low level?

I think we need some expert to explain to us what happens with Mahou,
before we consider this an Emacs bug.

Thanks.

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