Questions tagged [function-key]
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What exactly are keys like ``, `` etc (CUA not enabled)?
I see these keybindings sometimes in the help docs. E.g. from C-h f clipboard-kill-ring-save
It is bound to ,
So, what might this be on my keyboard assuming I do not have CUA enabled? How could I have found this out myself using Emacs'…

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Isearch + Dired fast navigation
After seeing this post and one of its comments, I am trying to implement the following convenient search pattern in dired:
Press C-s to start isearch
Type the substring I am looking for
Possibly jump between all matching results by typing C-s…

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How do I remove the key translation for function keys with modifiers?
I would like to bind the dedicated function keys (F1 through F10) using the standard modifier key, e.g. (define-key my-keymap (kbd "") #'my-function). However, this and similar keybindings have no effect.
describe-key reports: "…

Tom Davey
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What is Emacs
I'm running Emacs 27.2 inside Ubuntu 16.04 in terminal mode inside a Bash version 4.3.48 shell.
Normally the describe-key for the end keyboard key shows that it's .
However, when Emacs is running inside a GNU Screen session, the same end key…

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How do I map cdlatex-math-symbol-prefix to F14?
I'm using cdlatex, which uses two settings to choose math symbols, cdlatex-math-symbol and cdlatex-math-symbol-prefix. Both are mapped per default to the same key. I would like to map them to F14, which I've mapped to a closer key via the Dual…

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