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Distinguishing between left/right command and control keys in OSX

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From: Robert Clancy <robclancy <at> gmail.com>
To: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
Cc: 7458 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7458: Distinguishing between left/right command and control keys in OSX
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:58:23 +0000

Now when I try to use right command as meta, emacs always picks it up  
as meta+super and OSX catches it. So I have errors like:
M-s-x	when I press <right-command>-x
and
<C-M-s-268632086> is undefined when I press C-<right-command>-v

However, if I set ns-command-modifier to nil (as opposed to super),  
everything appears to work correctly.

Rob

On 24 Nov 2010, at 07:53, Jan Djärv wrote:

> I checked in a new fix.
>
> 	Jan D.
>
>
> Jan D. skrev 2010-11-22 11.52:
>> Robert Clancy skrev 2010-11-22 09:45:
>>> Thanks for that. When I set
>>> ns-right-command-modifier
>>> to meta, Emacs correctly interprets commands like:
>>> M-v
>>> but if I try to use a command like C-M-v, Emacs says:
>>> <C-M-268632086> is undefined.
>>> I presume that OSX is still catching the command key although  
>>> Emacs can
>>> interpret it as meta.
>>>
>>> If I set ns-command-modifier to meta I do not have this problem.
>>>
>>> Also, if I set ns-right-control-modifier to meta, Emacs does not
>>> interpret right control correctly. That is it inteprets
>>> <right control>-v as C-v
>>> and
>>> C-<right control>-v as C-v
>>> when ns-right-control-modifier is set to meta.
>>>
>>
>> I'll check.
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Rob
>>>
>>> Should I file a separate bug report?
>>
>> No, it is in the scope of this one.
>>
>> Jan D.

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