Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]


Groups > alt.folklore.computers > #235122

Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys?

Path csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From Roman Belenov <no@spam.please>
Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers
Subject Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys?
Date Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:11:46 +0300
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Lines 12
Message-ID <85o6h5eo65.fsf@spam.please> (permalink)
References <110iunh$2oavm$1@dont-email.me> <n95u0qF8crcU7@mid.individual.net> <110l7tf$3cd0n$1@dont-email.me> <110lf18$3dqkh$3@dont-email.me>
MIME-Version 1.0
Content-Type text/plain; charset=windows-1251
Content-Transfer-Encoding 8bit
Injection-Date Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:11:51 +0000 (UTC)
Injection-Info dont-email.me; logging-data="4162582"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/yMhI0l1CevOr59PpFwWRlP9MHb9ShnIw="; posting-host="a1bef14247096dbb0cc8c1a55b317865"
User-Agent Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (windows-nt)
Cancel-Lock sha1:RuyqrUepGKlB1VVCw9ebmZzCvzM= sha1:nDr3FQ5Fd8DiEurOSh4dWxNd558= sha256:BZyuInGTa5BihXH4VzDx950s3YcRPoWYU9ICurHK35A= sha1:XRDqw3UpyWchW1x3l4XjJA5/HXo= sha256:yqyE2tvpgH9X00r9bs+lI2+lkSUN/FwQYsGZJyDh1Bk= sha1:ZpIF36o7FAvoufVqPJ0x4YygNWM=
Xref csiph.com alt.folklore.computers:235122

Show key headers only | View raw


Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

> Emacs also knows about the “Hyper” modifier key, but there seems to be
> no available key on currently-common PC keyboards that could serve
> that function ...

For some reason (probably just random choice) I mapped Windows key to
Hyper in my Emacs setup back in 90s. I see that Super is kind of
standard now, but it is easier to change system settings than all
keybindings in Emacs configs.

Regards, Roman

Back to alt.folklore.computers | Previous | NextPrevious in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread


Thread

Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-13 06:52 +0000
  Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? SpallsHurgenson(NG) <user14325@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-06-13 13:59 +0000
    Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Jan van den Broek <balglaas@dds.nl> - 2026-06-13 14:14 +0000
      Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-14 05:43 +0000
    Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-14 09:51 +0100
      Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-06-15 06:46 -0400
  Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-13 20:48 +0000
    Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-06-13 20:41 -0700
      Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-14 05:43 +0000
        Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-15 00:22 +0000
        Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Roman Belenov <no@spam.please> - 2026-06-20 09:11 +0300
          Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-20 06:45 +0000
            Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Roman Belenov <no@spam.please> - 2026-06-21 12:50 +0300
          They're giving us Copilot keys, but we want Space Cadets? (was: Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys?) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-20 09:31 +0100
      Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Bob Eager <throwaway0008@eager.cx> - 2026-06-14 10:39 +0000

csiph-web