From 596258f4509f64b1880ff3042aebecd425c57acb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 01:56:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (User Input): Document keys stolen by window mangers. --- man/commands.texi | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/commands.texi b/man/commands.texi index dd518252f24..1f67a671fbe 100644 --- a/man/commands.texi +++ b/man/commands.texi @@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ because the keyboard input routines catch these special sequences and convert them to function key events before any other part of Emacs gets to see them. +@cindex keys stolen by window manager +@cindex window manager, keys stolen by + On graphical displays, the window manager is likely to block the +character @kbd{Meta-@key{TAB}} before Emacs can see it. It may also +block @kbd{Meta-@key{SPC}}, @kbd{C-M-d} and @kbd{C-M-l}. If you have +these problems, we recommend that you customize your window manager to +turn off those commands, or put them on key combinations that Emacs +does not use. + @node Keys, Commands, User Input, Top @section Keys -- 2.39.2