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: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 9751 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9751: 23.3; Alternative Keyboard Feature/Bug
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:33:48 +0200

> I'd rather not go down that path (it might fix this problem but would
> introduce others).
> I wrote it too late for 24.1, but I'm using now a version of read-passwd
> that uses read-string, so function-key-map (as well as all your familiar
> key bindings) works just like for normal text.  I think it will fix this
> problem in a more satisfactory way (but it's too late for 24.1).

Thanks, using `read-string' will not translate self-inserting characters
thus it will fix this problem (and also with `read-string' it would be
much more convenient to enter passwords).  Waiting for it in 24.2...
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