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Re: describe-key doesn't report keypad key names correctly
From: |
Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: describe-key doesn't report keypad key names correctly |
Date: |
02 Jun 2001 10:24:53 -0400 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.0.104 |
>>>>> "Dan" == Dan Jacobson <jidanni@kimo.FiXcomTHiS.tw> writes:
> Type C-h k kp-insert C-h k insert.
> Notice in the *Help* window it says
> "insert runs the command overwrite-mode"
> for both of them when it should say
> "kp-insert runs the command overwrite-mode" for the first one.
> This also affects describe-key-briefly and the prompt of
> global-set-key, but not view-lossage.
> OK, if view-lossage can differentiate two different keys, why can't
> the rest of emacs? [the key labeled "insert" and the key on the
> numeric keypad labeled "0 ins".]
Wrong question. The rest of Emacs can differentiate just fine.
(global-set-key [kp-insert] 'foobar)
-- Stefan
PS: `kp-insert' gets turned into `insert' if there is no binding
for `kp-insert'. Check out `function-key-map'.