Skip to content

ctrl-alt-\ is ignored in WSL #12555

@jeffchase

Description

@jeffchase

Windows Terminal version

1.11.3471.0

Windows build number

10.0.19042.1526

Other Software

WSL Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)

Emacs 27.1

Steps to reproduce

ncurses:

  1. Install ncurses-examples: sudo apt install ncurses-examples
  2. Run demo_altkeys: /usr/lib/ncurses/examples/demo_altkeys
  3. Type ctrl-alt-\

emacs:

  1. Run emacs
  2. Type C-h k (describe-key)
  3. Type ctrl-alt-\

Expected Behavior

ncurses:
Something like: 0.259 Keycode ???, name ESC-^\

emacs:
Open a new window pane that says: C-M-\ runs the command indent-region

Actual Behavior

Nothing

Metadata

Metadata

Assignees

No one assigned

    Labels

    Area-InputRelated to input processing (key presses, mouse, etc.)Area-VTVirtual Terminal sequence supportHelp WantedWe encourage anyone to jump in on these.In-PRThis issue has a related PRIssue-BugIt either shouldn't be doing this or needs an investigation.Needs-Tag-FixDoesn't match tag requirementsPriority-2A description (P2)Product-ConhostFor issues in the Console codebaseProduct-TerminalThe new Windows Terminal.

    Type

    No type

    Projects

    No projects

    Relationships

    None yet

    Development

    No branches or pull requests

    Issue actions