From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Eli Zaretskii" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: global-set-key [?\ =?iso-8859-1?q?M-=F6=5D?= Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 20:21:39 +0300 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <1659-Mon26May2003202138+0300-eliz@elta.co.il> References: <3EC936AD.41BBBEC8@gmx.net> <87of1ybr5p.fsf@bach.composers> <3ED15051.D7895EAA@gmx.net> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1053969710 9123 80.91.224.249 (26 May 2003 17:21:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 17:21:50 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon May 26 19:21:49 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19KLdp-0002Gp-00 for ; Mon, 26 May 2003 19:20:09 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19KLfe-0006Ms-DL for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 26 May 2003 13:22:02 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.20) id 19KLf4-00058L-8m for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 26 May 2003 13:21:26 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.20) id 19KLeu-0004Wq-29 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 26 May 2003 13:21:18 -0400 Original-Received: from gandalf.inter.net.il ([192.114.186.22]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19KLeY-0003On-4Y for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 26 May 2003 13:20:54 -0400 Original-Received: from zaretsky (tony08-234-250.inter.net.il [80.230.234.250] (may be forged)) by gandalf.inter.net.il (Mirapoint Messaging Server MOS 3.3.3-GR) with ESMTP id ASA67381; Mon, 26 May 2003 20:20:51 +0300 (IDT) Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailer: emacs 21.3.50 (via feedmail 8 I) and Blat ver 1.8.9 In-reply-to: <3ED15051.D7895EAA@gmx.net> (message from Martin aus Chemnitz on Mon, 26 May 2003 00:22:57 +0100) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:10197 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:10197 > From: Martin aus Chemnitz > Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help > Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 00:22:57 +0100 > > Because the FAQ answers frequently asked questions. > > Because the description > 10.3 Why doesn't this [terminal or window-system setup] code work > in my `.emacs' file, but it works just fine after Emacs starts up? > was pretty much what I was expecting. For some reason I refuse to understand, people nowadays expect to find any piece of useful information in a FAQ. While this might be a good policy for many a software out there (since not many developers bother to write good documentation for their programs), Emacs (and GNU software in general) are not part of this plot. Emacs developers try very hard to put user-level information in the manual, and they index that information in a way that is supposed to make it easy for users to find it quickly. Therefore, I suggest to always look in the manual first using the `i' command.