gdk:keyval-from-name (name)

name -- a string for the key name

The unsigned integer for the corresponding key value, or #xffffff if the key name is not a valid key

Converts a key name to a key value. The names are the same as those in the gdk/gdkkeysyms.h header file but without the leading GDK_KEY_.

(mapcar #'gdk:keyval-from-name
        '("less" "equal" "greater" "question" "at" "A" "B" "C"))
=> (60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67)
(gdk:keyval-from-name "unknown") => 16777215