From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thorsten Jolitz Subject: Re: Some desktop managers co-opt C-M-right and C-M-left Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 13:56:46 +0200 Message-ID: <87zjjgmcxt.fsf@gmail.com> References: <19085911.1397994334763.JavaMail.root@elwamui-hound.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38044) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WbqLS-00075C-Or for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 07:55:46 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WbqLL-0001WD-0d for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 07:55:38 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:40374) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WbqLK-0001W7-Po for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 07:55:30 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WbqLG-00066A-4A for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 13:55:26 +0200 Received: from e178190125.adsl.alicedsl.de ([85.178.190.125]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 13:55:26 +0200 Received: from tjolitz by e178190125.adsl.alicedsl.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 13:55:26 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Susan Cragin writes: > Aggghhh. > I changed to the Enlightenment desktop manager, changed my underlying > distro to Lubuntu (LXDE) > > Both desktop managers co-opt the C-M-right and -left keys to change > desktops. (They also co-opt C-S-right.) Ditto -up and -down. > > I have tried the following: > > (global-set-key (kbd "C-S-right") 'org-demote-subtree) > (global-set-key (kbd "C-S-left") 'org-promote-subtree) > > error: C-S- must prefix a single character, not right > > Have also tried C-M-right, with similar results. > > Does anyone have an idea? I have two problems. On-line documentation > has told me that I can spell out the word "right" to mean > "right-arrow," but clearly that is wrong, and there is one letter that > does this. ??? maybe "C-S-"? > My second problem is this: will a command set in .emacs over-ride a > command set by my desktop? I don't think so, the command will probably never reach Emacs because its used by the WM > If it does not, should I try the following, and use the Windows / > super key? You could also try to change the WM (or OS) keybindings and free those key combinations you want for Emacs. Its an ongoing struggle, I had and have these problems/conflict too, its even worse on the console where some keyboard keys are just dead by default. -- cheers, Thorsten