From: alane AT wozzle DOT linet DOT org Subject: Re: C-@ To: imageek!csn.org!rback (Randolph Back) Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1993 07:44:11 -0500 (EDT) Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu > > > 1. How come the keys C-@ or C-space do not set the mark? > > ( am I missing something obvious). > > I don't believe it is possible to get this particular keystroke combination > through DOS, at least not through the BIOS. > C-@ and C-space both correspond to an ASCII null, which is > used in the DOS keyboard interface as a prefix to indicate that a function > key has been pressed. RTFM :) I believe C-@ comes through as the two byte sequence 00 03. It's ugly, yes. -- J. Alan Eldridge (alane AT wozzle DOT linet DOT org)