Charles Davis <davis.1 <at> att.net> writes: > > Sorry to bother you folks with this. I read several messages in the > archive on the > topic, but am unsure of the bottom line. As I understand it in the CYGWIN > console > (and in apps running under it) Control-modified arrow key combinations > cannot be > distinguished from their unmodified counterparts. The same is true for the > 6-Pack > keys. For example, <C-Left> and <left> are indistinguishable: both emit > "\e[D". > (That is what I get when I follow ^V by either of these key combinations at > the console > prompt.) The upshot is that apps like Emacs cannot distinguish between > <C-left> > and <left>, say. > The messages in the archive also seemed to suggest that there is no way to > coerce > either Windows or CYGWIN to remap these distinct key combinations (which > have distinct > SCANCODES) to distinct escape sequences. > RXVT is not an option. > Did I miss a ray of hope? > Thanks, > Charles Davis > >
Charles, I tried for a while to get emacs to work in the console and rxvt with no luck. I documented some of the issues at http://kellyfelkins.org/article/19/cygwin-terms-and-emacs. I eventually switched to the cygwin xterm. Life is much better there. I initially had concerns that xterm on cygwin (and the x version of emacs) would be slower, but I think its fine. -Kelly -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
