bug#23171: 25.0.92; Key binding conventions for all modifiers

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>,  23171@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 05:51:38 +0100
> 
> Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> schrieb am Do., 31. März 2016 um 21:26 Uhr:
> >
> >  > From: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2@gmail.com>
> >  > Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:40:25 +0200
> >  >
> >  > The manual entry "Key binding conventions" talks only about a small
> >  > subset of possible key bindings, such as the C-c prefix and the function
> >  > keys.  Keys with Meta, Super, Hyper, and Alt are not documented.  The
> >  > manual should contain conventions/rules for all possible keys.
> >
> >  I'm not sure I understand the essence of the report.  There's a whole
> >  section (named, unsurprisingly, "Key Bindings") dedicated to key
> >  bindings, and a subsection there named "Modifier Keys" covers all the
> >  modifiers, AFAICT.
> >
> > What I mean is a specification which combinations are reserved for the user, minor modes, and major modes. Context is
> > http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=22604, where such an addition was requested for C-c combinations. Here I request
> > one for all keys.
> 
> Which conventions are we talking about here more specifically?  Could
> you enumerate them or give a couple of examples?

FWIW, I don't see any need for any further specifications.  The manual
says what keys to reserve; all those which aren't mentioned, including
with modifiers, aren't reserved.