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From: jr@bbn.com (John Robinson)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs
Subject: Re: Function keys in Sunview Emacs
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Date: 10 Apr 89 16:00:49 GMT
References: <8904062011.AA04566@aaet.> <468@atlas.tegra.UUCP>
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In-reply-to: vail@tegra.UUCP (Johnathan Vail)

In article <468@atlas.tegra.UUCP>, vail@tegra (Johnathan Vail) writes:
>In article <8904062011.AA04566@aaet.> wilensky@aaet.csc.ti.com (Harold Wilensky) writes:
>   For example I would like to use global-set-key to make the F1 key do
>   something. How do I specify the F1 key.
>
>   --Harold Wilensky, TI
>
>The way I do it is M-x describe-key (which I bound to C-x?).
>
>Then hit the function key and look below the mode line.  It will tell
>you what the sequence is like C-x*et for the F5 key.

This won't work if the sequence is unbound (some of it may end up in
your buffer).  Easier is to go to a buffer you don't mind trashing and
type control-Q followed by the function key.  The ESC will
self-insert, followed by the rest of the sequence (which should all be
printing chars).  ESC will look like ^[ in the buffer.

Another choice is to simply hit the function key (when looking at a
trashable buffer) and then type ^H l (view lossage), which will show
you a history of your recent keystrokes, printed in a "pretty" fashion.
--
/jr
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