From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#11071: manual fails to point out that C-S-backspace only works with GUIs Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:41:21 -0400 Message-ID: <5f8visw3m6.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1332463341 10033 80.91.229.3 (23 Mar 2012 00:42:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:42:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 11071@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eric Hanchrow Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Mar 23 01:42:19 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SAsaB-0005mI-H7 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:42:19 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:40948 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SAsaA-0007uk-NP for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:42:18 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:45017) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SAsa7-0007u2-84 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:42:16 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SAsa4-0006s5-W8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:42:14 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:55229) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SAsa4-0006ro-T9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:42:12 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SAt3u-0007WA-8A for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:13:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:13:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 11071 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 11071-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B11071.133246513528843 (code B ref 11071); Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:13:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 11071) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Mar 2012 01:12:15 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33828 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SAt39-0007V9-3x for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:12:15 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([208.118.235.10]:45105) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SAt36-0007V1-TP for 11071@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:12:14 -0400 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SAsZF-0000eq-AJ; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:41:21 -0400 X-Spook: Sears Tower SWAT Merlin jihad Al-Qaeda FIPS140 X-Ran: 5sVyJ@).P]bO}ni5dWkCWh]^#Aw`2\QzzR&}X?_E:HW*ZdWC4;jv"Y4Cd`t'O\LZtx0$(q X-Hue: red X-Attribution: GM In-Reply-To: (Eric Hanchrow's message of "Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:45:18 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:57991 Archived-At: Eric Hanchrow wrote: > `C-S-backspace' > Kill an entire line at once (`kill-whole-line') > > However, I don't think it's possible to type `C-S-backspace' when using > emacs in console mode. No, it usually isn't. Ref "Other Character Modifier Bits" in the lispref. > If I'm right about that, it'd be good if the manual pointed that out I guess it could mention it. > -- it'd be even better if Emacs bound kill-whole-line to something > that _could_ be typed in console mode. The binding is 9 years old and was extensively discussed at the time. http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2003-05/msg00667.html C-a C-k ? ;)