Re: Emacs Manual: G.5 Keyboard Usage on MS-Windows

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: "Francis Wright" <address@hidden>
> Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:30:07 -0000
> 
> The following paragraph appears at the end of this manual section:
> 
> - - -
> 
>    The variable `w32-recognize-altgr' controls whether the right <Alt>
> and left <Ctrl> keys are recognized as the <AltGr> key.  The default is
> `t', which means these keys produce `AltGr'; setting them to `nil'
> causes these keys to be interpreted normally (as the respective
> modifiers).
> 
> - - -
> 
> This does not appear to be correct for my system, in that both my left and 
> right Control keys function as Control keys by default, as I would wish. 
> The reference here to a <Ctrl> key seems out of place.  It appears to be 
> (and I hope is) an error in both this manual page and the help for the 
> variable concerned.  On my system, I have one key labelled AltGr, which is 
> to the right of the space bar, and functions as an AltGr key within Emacs. 
> I have one Alt key, which is to the left of the space bar, and functions as 
> a Meta key within Emacs.

Thank you for your report.

The above paragraph from the manual was badly worded.  The real intent
is that `w32-recognize-altgr' controls the effect of the right Alt and
left Ctrl _pressed_together_, not each one of them separately.  I have
now clarified this in the manual.

If the variable has no effect on LCtrl+RAlt combo on your system,
please tell.