Re: Using "apps"-key as a second Meta-key

[B. T. Raven]

Hans-Christian Mick wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to have the "apps"-key as another Meta-key.
>
> I've tried this:
>
> (global-set-key [apps] 'Meta)
>
> ...But of course it didn't work. I've also tried the same with "\M"
> or  "Esc" instead of "Meta", but Emacs always  tells me, the apps-
> definition is void...
>
> Has the Meta-key a special command name? Or is there a totally
> different way to get this result?
>
> I hope that's not a complete newbie question, but I didn't find
> anything on the internet or the news archive about it..
>
> Thanks in advance!

This works for me and Xah:

(setq w32-pass-lwindow-to-system nil
      w32-pass-rwindow-to-system nil
      w32-pass-apps-to-system    nil
      w32-lwindow-modifier       'super   ;; Left Windows
      w32-rwindow-modifier       'super   ;; Right Windows
      w32-apps-modifier          'hyper)  ;; App-Menu (key to right of 
Right Windows)

But it works even better if you modify the registry with KeyTweak* to 
effect the bottom row layout:

Win Alt Ctl Spacebar Ctl Alt Win Apps

or

Super Meta Ctl Spacebar Ctl Meta Super Hyper

* Provides (in part) about the same functionality in MS Os as Xmodmap in 
Gnu-Linux.

Ed