GNU bug report logs - #9751
23.3; Alternative Keyboard Feature/Bug

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Nikos Pitsianis <nikos <at> cs.duke.edu>

Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:19:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 23.3

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Nikos Pitsianis <nikos <at> cs.duke.edu>
Cc: 9751 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9751: 23.3; Alternative Keyboard Feature/Bug
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:48:01 +0200

On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 09:05, Nikos Pitsianis <nikos <at> cs.duke.edu> wrote:

> There is a behavior that is not correct. When I use a different keyboard
> than English, say to enter Greek, the key combinations Ctr and Alt do
> not work as intented because Ctr-G for example is interpreted as
> Ctr-Gamma which does not bring the intended outcome.

That's a feature (and not a bug) of the Windows keyboard handler.

> I believe it is a reasonable assumption that Ctr and Alt key
> combinations in any alternative keyboard should be interpreted as the
> corresponding English keyboard ones.

Do you also believe that the key just right of the "l" should be
interpreted as ";"? That's going to make difficult to type "ñ" for
me...

    Juanma
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