Re: [PATCH] Add Backtab keysym and update keymaps to use it for Shift+Tab

On Tue, 17 Feb 2026, Alexey Gladkov wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 10:23:46PM -0500, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> > Add a new Backtab keysym (KT_FN index 30) that produces the standard
> > backtab escape sequence \e[Z. This replaces F246 which was unused.
> > 
> > Update all keymaps to use Backtab for Shift+Tab instead of Meta_Tab.
> > In most cases the Meta_Tab binding already existed for Alt+Tab; where
> > it was missing, it has been added.
> > 
> > This change affects keymaps across all architectures: i386, amiga,
> > atari, mac, sun, and pine.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <[email protected]>
> 
> Your patch not only does that, but also changes compose. Could you explain
> what those changes are and make them into a separate patch?

Hmmm... those are complete goofs. Not sure how that happened.
Let me repost.


Nicolas