From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: function-key-map Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:31:18 -0400 Message-ID: References: <18189.42302.211705.594331@gargle.gargle.HOWL> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1192566879 9558 80.91.229.12 (16 Oct 2007 20:34:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:34:39 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Oct 16 22:34:39 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Iht7b-0008Lz-8S for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:34:38 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Iht7S-0003GX-GW for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:34:26 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Iht5o-0002hI-A8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:32:44 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Iht5l-0002fx-Um for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:32:43 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Iht5l-0002fs-MS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:32:41 -0400 Original-Received: from x-132-204-253-210.xtpr.umontreal.ca ([132.204.253.210] helo=ceviche.home) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Iht4l-0003IO-HC; Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:32:11 -0400 Original-Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 3ADDAB41C1; Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:31:17 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Mon\, 15 Oct 2007 12\:03\:34 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:81020 Archived-At: > I'm not sure about that: I think it's important to keep some > distinguishing word in there to say that these are maps from keys to > keys rather than from keys to commands. `key' used to be the magic > word to indicate this fact. > Actually I never thought it was supposed to mean that. The name > `function-key-map' means that's where function keys are produced from > other events. `key-translation-map' also has the word "key" in it, > but the grammatical function of "key" is different in the two names, > so I do not see them as parallel. I did not mean to imply that it was done on purpose, but I think it was a good accident and I think we should preserve such a thing to make it clear that these are keymaps of a different type ("keys -> keys" instead of the usual "keys -> command"). Stefan