Re: can't global-set-key in emacs -nw

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
> From: Joel Smith <joelvsmith@earthlink.net>
> Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:27:42 GMT
> 
> using xterm or aterm i can't set any keys using the shift key.  for
> example 
> 
> (global-set-key [(shift right)] "\C-e")
> 
> won't do anything in aterm.  in xterm it inserts 2C.  
> 
> resetting the home, end keys doesn't work, and backspace starts help
> in aterm.  it's fine in xterm.  

You need to set up your keyboard configuration (sorry, I don't know
how exactly).  Using "C-h l", you will see that Emacs doesn't get any
useful key codes when you press the problematic keys.

> finally the mouse doesn't work.  

You mean, it doesn't work in Emacs?  If so, you will have to set up
xt-mouse.el, I think.  Basically, Emacs doesn't support the mouse on a
text terminal without some package such as xt-mouse.