System-Specific X11 Keysyms

To define system-specific X11 keysyms, set the variable system-key-alist.

Variable: system-key-alist

This variable's value should be an alist with one element for each system-specific keysym. An element has this form: (code . symbol), where code is the numeric keysym code (not including the "vendor specific" bit, 1 << 28), and symbol is the name for the function key.

For example (168 . mute-acute) defines a system-specific key used by HP X servers whose numeric code is (1 << 28) + 168.

It is not a problem if the alist defines keysyms for other X servers, as long as they don't conflict with the ones used by the X server actually in use.

The variable is always local to the current X terminal and cannot be buffer-local. See section Multiple Displays.

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