Re: [gentoo-user] trouble with custom keyboard shortcuts in gnome 3.4

[Allan Gottlieb]

On Thu, Sep 27 2012, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 7:29 PM, Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu> wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 26 2012, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote:
>>
>>> In the mean time, may I recommend trying:
>>>
>>> Ctrl+Alt+e  ->  Emacs
>>> Ctrl+Alt+t  -> Terminal
>>>
>>> It is not optimal, and the bug should be fixed. But it has a workaround.
>>
>> Both those keys are mapped to standard (useful) emacs commands.
>
> Custom, I suppose? I've been using Emacs since 1996,

1985 for me.

> and I certainly don't have C-M-e nor C-M-t defined.

I would think that you do.  Type C-h k C-M-e and you will get

    C-M-e runs the command end-of-defun, which is an interactive compiled
    Lisp function in `lisp.el'.

    It is bound to <C-M-end>, C-M-e, ESC <C-end>.

    (end-of-defun &optional ARG)

    Move forward to next end of defun.
    With argument, do it that many times.
    Negative argument -N means move back to Nth preceding end of defun.

    An end of a defun occurs right after the close-parenthesis that
    matches the open-parenthesis that starts a defun; see function
    `beginning-of-defun'.

    If variable `end-of-defun-function' is non-nil, its value
    is called as a function to find the defun's end.

>> I might ask on the emacs list if messing with the translate table is
>> advisable for competent-but-not-wizard emacs users.  I hesitate since
>> Ctrl+Alt+Shift+e is not so easy to type and it might be easier to just
>> hit super (activities view) and then select emacs/gnome-terminal from
>> the favorites list.
>
> I usually launch from the activities view. It's fast enough to do
> Super -> e -> m (and Emacs jump to the first selected item). I believe
> if you have a program in your favorites, it jumps faster (I just now
> realized that Super -> e brings me Emacs right away).

Yes this is my current plan.

> Anyway, with some luck the bug will be closes soon enough.

Agreed.

allan