Re: Using modifier keys other than control in custom keybindings

[davidcollins001]

Hi,

I wanted to change from the ctrl-a also a while back, but I wasn't
sure if I could. I tried:

escape [[

in my .screenrc, and it just seemed to work! I was really surprised
but I like it.

It does cause me problems though If I try to paste from a clipboard
that has a '[' in it screen goes crazy as it tries to parse the
following characters as commands to screen.

Hope this helps

David Collins

On 18/06/2008, Samir Unni <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to figure out how to set a keybinding for "switch the input focus
> to the previous region" as C-a shift-tab. However, the "Default Key
> Bindings" section on the man page doesn't show any examples of the syntax
> for using modifier keys other than control that I can base my custom key
> binding off of. So I have 2 questions about custom keybindings:
>
>    1. Is "switch the input focus to the previous region" a possible action
>    to bind a key to? I'm using the CVS version of screen, and due to the
>    support for vertical splitting, I frequently end up with 4 or 5 terminals
> in
>    one screen session. It's very frustrating to have to C-a tab 3 or 4 times
> to
>    get to the previous terminal, when I'm switching between two of those 4
> or 5
>    terminals a lot in a short period of time.
>    2. Is it even possible to set a key binding with a modifier key other
>    than control?
>
> Thanks!
>