From unknown Sat Aug 16 10:45:09 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#8629 <8629@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#8629 <8629@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: Windows key + L is always sent to Win7 Reply-To: bug#8629 <8629@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:45:09 +0000 retitle 8629 Windows key + L is always sent to Win7 reassign 8629 emacs,w32 submitter 8629 Lennart Borgman severity 8629 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu May 05 20:56:50 2011 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 May 2011 00:56:50 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QI9Le-0002WR-8C for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 May 2011 20:56:50 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QI9Lc-0002WD-C6 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 May 2011 20:56:48 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QI9LW-0008Ue-EM for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 May 2011 20:56:43 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RFC_ABUSE_POST,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]:48277) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QI9LW-0008Ua-7c for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 May 2011 20:56:42 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:41598) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QI9LV-0000g3-2B for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 05 May 2011 20:56:42 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QI9LU-0008UG-9B for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 05 May 2011 20:56:41 -0400 Received: from mail-ew0-f41.google.com ([209.85.215.41]:60661) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QI9LU-0008UA-4p for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 05 May 2011 20:56:40 -0400 Received: by ewy9 with SMTP id 9so925869ewy.0 for ; Thu, 05 May 2011 17:56:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=siAaKd47iScJrr9lqCSdIklztW7jPdv1xKcAQpcnWu0=; b=WinP9K/Z+61N8Uj4zdDDuahlohn8Q7JLIAYBG+tfPcuvOs1ukFjdtDL2bd0SG97xhJ 4t6500pFww/hMjH3QXlvHZpsT+VB272LD+c7q3YZaPkE8S7Vk+xPuEutMuKO7fDDRIUO QbcaRrlOC+iak21Y2eEfan47VpdId7qgXTKgs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to:content-type; b=TyEvxPnmI4wSY6zjcZs7hMnUmWef+CxVChiRuIfZxRcywcIBrnz/YgKf1RwLQePm7Y kZqITQDlwzD/fhT7s6JbAV86G3cO22Qu6k+mN271LjVYblidTfcB6GgdftHstEG/bDz3 Nez77OJ73Q1aBZI9qhDYgfV6esatDqbmK8y5Y= Received: by 10.213.19.6 with SMTP id y6mr586113eba.122.1304643399176; Thu, 05 May 2011 17:56:39 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.213.35.137 with HTTP; Thu, 5 May 2011 17:56:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Lennart Borgman Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 02:56:19 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Windows key + L is always sent to Win7 To: Emacs Bugs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.7 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -4.7 (----) This is a note about a problem with catching the windows key+L on win7 (w32). I have previously told that a low level keyboard hook must be used to use the windows key as Emacs META. This still seems to work on win7, but I have found one exception: Windows key+L will lock the computer even with a low level keyboard hook. A workaround is to use Shift + Windows key+L. Note: This is probably a design decision for win7. (It could be possible to change with win7 registry setting, but this is not something to do in a regular installation of Emacs of course.) From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Jul 15 09:45:59 2011 Received: (at 8629-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Jul 2011 13:45:59 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhiiM-0007J3-NM for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:45:58 -0400 Received: from mail-pv0-f172.google.com ([74.125.83.172]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhiiK-0007Iq-TT for 8629-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:45:57 -0400 Received: by pvh18 with SMTP id 18so1267434pvh.3 for <8629-done@debbugs.gnu.org>; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:45:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=sender:from:to:subject:date:message-id:user-agent:mime-version :content-type; bh=TdT/9NkbfFY+v5m2iXtMfrx7e5SupN0s1h/Nqh/XqGk=; b=eurIaaEaG1zRzEOS7yR4ppZUxAinUTCmFOgpMAKstoDlWHo6/FgQIp/JQ9xCkq3UDs 19fKUQFxUYbeFxNwe8EjRKyvcE5jGSz6piXo1JV/xamIzxNscLcogL0Q5Qqw/fQm9gtZ MQCX/Edrq27KDnN9NJ1Aja6u+LNKJFB6KLMDA= Received: by 10.68.47.105 with SMTP id c9mr4478947pbn.459.1310737550555; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:45:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from home.jasonrumney.net ([180.75.129.32]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id x1sm667470pbb.18.2011.07.15.06.45.47 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:45:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: by home.jasonrumney.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 3B4D8A42; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:45:41 +0800 (MYT) From: Jason Rumney To: 8629-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Windows key + L is always sent to Win7 Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:45:41 +0800 Message-ID: <87y5zzy7wa.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -3.6 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 8629-done X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -3.6 (---) This report does not seem to be about any bug in Emacs. 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