Re: C-S-backspace distinguishes betweeen left and right cntl

[Allan Gottlieb]

At Sun, 25 Jun 2006 11:33:51 -0400 Richard Stallman <address@hidden> wrote:

>     However (right)control-shift-backspace needs to be pressed twice
>     before the lines is deleted and C-h k (right)control-shift-backspace
>     needs to be pressed twice before the key is described.
>
> Emacs itself cannot distinguish the two control keys.
> This is probably a matter of how your keyboard is configured.

The two control keys are distinct X characters.  But I now realize
that you mean that emacs doesn't see the control keys pressed but just
the backspace pressed with control and shift "down".

The problem is doubtless somewhere in keyboard configuration as you
suggested.  Indeed pressing done first control and then shift gives
different xev behavior than pressing the keys in the opposite order.

Thanks for sending me off in the right direction (and thanks again for
emads).

allan