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diff --git a/lispref/os.texi b/lispref/os.texi index 2e3bae972c3..a6ca1a7106c 100644 --- a/lispref/os.texi +++ b/lispref/os.texi @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pertaining to the terminal and the screen. * Terminal Input:: Recording terminal input for debugging. * Terminal Output:: Recording terminal output for debugging. * Sound Output:: Playing sounds on the computer's speaker. -* Special Keysyms:: Defining system-specific key symbols for X. +* X11 Keysyms:: Operating on key symbols for X Windows * Flow Control:: How to turn output flow control on or off. * Batch Mode:: Running Emacs without terminal interaction. * Session Management:: Saving and restoring state with X Session Management. @@ -1848,8 +1848,8 @@ A list of functions to be called before playing a sound. Each function is called with one argument, a property list that describes the sound. @end defvar -@node Special Keysyms -@section System-Specific X11 Keysyms +@node X11 Keysyms +@section Operating on X11 Keysyms To define system-specific X11 keysyms, set the variable @code{system-key-alist}. @@ -1885,6 +1885,21 @@ The variable is always local to the current terminal, and cannot be buffer-local. @xref{Multiple Displays}. @end defvar +You can specify which keysyms Emacs should use for the Meta, Alt, Hyper, and Super modifiers by setting these variables: + +@defvar x-alt-keysym +@defvarx x-meta-keysym +@defvarx x-hyper-keysym +@defvarx x-super-keysym +The name of the keysym that should stand for the Alt modifier +(respectively, for Meta, Hyper, and Super). For example, here is +how to swap the Meta and Alt modifiers within Emacs: +@lisp +(setq x-alt-keysym 'meta) +(setq x-meta-keysym 'alt) +@end lisp +@end defvar + @node Flow Control @section Flow Control @cindex flow control characters |