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* bug#1111: describe-key's key notation display inconsistency
@ 2008-10-07 15:12 xah lee
  2019-08-08 12:35 ` Stefan Kangas
  2021-09-24 22:00 ` Stefan Kangas
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 13+ messages in thread
From: xah lee @ 2008-10-07 15:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: bug-gnu-emacs


When doing a describe-key on C-<backspace>, emacs prints <C- 
backspace> instead. Similar for any other special key whose macro  
notation are bracketed by angle brackets. e.g. <down>, <F6>,  
<return>, <kp-1>, etc. Where, emacs puts the entire thing inside  
angle brackets instead of the more traditional of modifier followed  
by dash followed by key name.

Although these are identical as far as kbd function is concerned, but  
wouldn't it be more intuitively consistent by using C-<key> instead  
of <C-key>?

Thanks.

   Xah
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2008-10-07 15:12 bug#1111: describe-key's key notation display inconsistency xah lee
2019-08-08 12:35 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-08-08 15:47   ` Drew Adams
2019-08-08 16:03     ` Noam Postavsky
2019-08-08 17:25       ` Drew Adams
2019-08-08 18:06         ` Noam Postavsky
2019-08-08 22:15           ` Drew Adams
2019-08-08 23:05             ` Noam Postavsky
2019-08-09  0:14               ` Drew Adams
2019-08-09  6:38                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-24 22:00 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-09-24 22:49   ` bug#1111: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-09-26  5:07   ` Xah Lee

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