Re: bug#684: 23.0.60; text-mode redefines "\es", the new search-map prefix

[Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>]

Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org> writes:

>>> M-g was intended for navigation commands ("goto" mnemonics), and
>>> M-o for formatting commands (see (emacs) Formatted Text).
>>> I think center-line and center-paragraph are more formatting
>>> than navigation commands.
>>
>> But center-line and center-paragraph have nothing to do with text
>> formatting as such -- currently, the commands in M-o all change
>> properties.  In contrast, center-line and center-paragraph perform
>> indentation.
>
> I don't see why center-line and center-paragraph should be restricted
> to text-mode only.  These commands are useful in any mode, and with a
> global keybinding they will be available everywhere just like other
> formatting commands such as `fill-paragraph' and commands in the `M-o'
> map that now has enough room for more keybindings:
>
> M-o b           facemenu-set-bold
> M-o d           facemenu-set-default
> M-o i           facemenu-set-italic
> M-o l           facemenu-set-bold-italic
> M-o o           facemenu-set-face
> M-o u           facemenu-set-underline
> M-o M-o         font-lock-fontify-block

Okay then.  Could please check in a couple of NEWS entry explaining this
as well?  Thanks.