super and hyper keys

[AKielhorn]

You are using super and hyper key bindings.

Maybe you should add information about how to define these modifiers, since most keyboards don't have them.

I found the instructions here:
http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/emacs_hyper_super_keys.html

For some reasons that doesn't work an Win 10.
I can't bind the Windows key, Windows always interferes.

[jkitchin]

Where would you find it most useful for this to be documented?

[AKielhorn]

Right at the top of scimax.org

** Modifier Keys

Emacs uses many modifier keys:

| S | shift |
| M | alt/meta |
| C | Ctrl |
| s | super |
| H | hyper |

While most keyboards have =shift=, =alt= and =CTRL= keys, =super= and
=hyper= keys are rare.

Emacs is able to remap some keys to act as these additional modifiers.

... Insert commands to remap here ...

** Markup shortcuts


[jkitchin]

I did this for Mac. Any chance you would share what commands you used on your platform?

[AKielhorn]

Well, my platform is the Mac as well.
But I have to use Windows (7) at work.
I'll look into it, even if it will not work on Win 10.

BTW, today I discovered two keyboards which didn't have an "apps" key.
(The function was available via Fn + some key, different key on different keyboards.)

With the inability to map "Windows" and the unavailability of "apps" it may be difficult to use additional modifier keys on Windows.

[AKielhorn]

I have tested the windows key as super setup on Windows 7 and 10.
The results are included in the patch to scimax.org.

While the Windows key is barely usable on Windows 7 it is completely unusable on Windows 10.
This leaves one modifier key bound to the apps key.

Maybe someone who knows more about Windows can offer a solution.

patch.txt

[jkitchin]

Thanks. I added this information to the manual.