Re: undo (C-/) for terminal version of emacs not working

["Bengt-Arne Fjellner" <Bengt-Arne dot Fjellner at ltu dot se>]

James Bigler skrev:
> Bengt-Arne Fjellner wrote:
>> James Bigler skrev:
>>> I use the emacs in terminal mode (-nw) quite a bit, and I haven't be
>>> able to figure this out.
>>>
>>> When I run emacs in either the cmd.exe or the rxvt window I can't get
>>> the terminal to send a C-/ character.  Many other C- functions work
>>> (like C-space in rxvt as discussed here:
>>> http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/2004-01/msg00144.html).
>>>
>>> If I run an xterm from X it behaves as expected, but I would rather not
>>> have to start up X just to get a functional terminal.
>>>
>>
>> One thing you could try is to use/not use shift with that key. I know that this
>> sometimes matters.
>
> I tried pressing shift and the key still doesn't reach the shell.
>
> If I do M-x describe-key and and try to enter the command C-/, emacs
> doesn't get the C-/ or C-? keys.  To emacs, it's as if I never pressed them.
>
> Is windows somehow intercepting the keys?  Is the shell not passing the
> keys for some reason?  Is there a way to detect where the breakdown of
> communication exists.
>
OK. you could try using ctrl-minus or ctrl-underscore instead they should work.
This is where shift matters ( I've never used ctrl-/ myself)


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Bengt-Arne Fjellner




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