[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: Emacs does not recognise the shift key as a modifier.
From: |
Kai Grossjohann |
Subject: |
Re: Emacs does not recognise the shift key as a modifier. |
Date: |
10 Sep 2003 06:54:31 -0700 |
Tom Oswald <toswald@sharplabs.com> wrote in message
news:<vl9noardr67jf1@corp.supernews.com>...
> When I press Control+H followed by k to get help regarding commands
> associated
> with keys. Then subsequently pressing <Shift>F3, emacs only presents the
> command, if any, associated with F3, not <Shift>F3. It does not understand
> the
> F3 was pressed while holding down <Shift>.
That's a feature. That way, you can type C-f (say) even when
Caps-Lock is enabled, and it will do what you think.
But if you bind C-S-f, then C-f with Caps-Lock on or C-S-f will of
course invoke that function.
This way, binding S-<f3> to some function will automatically make it
appear.
This is the number two obscure feature of Emacs, IMHO. Number one is
M-x picture-mode RET C-c C-c for removing trailing blanks on each
line.