Re: Caveats on remapping keys

[Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com>]

Kevin Rodgers wrote:

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>> Now on xemacs in windows I see the following documentation
>> on 'digit-argument:
>>   (locally bound to "0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9")
>>   (globally bound to "M-0", "M-1", "M-2", "M-3", "M-4", "M-5", "M-6", 
>> "M-7", "M-8", "M-9", "M-C-0", "M-C-1", "M-C-2", "M-C-3", "M-C-4", 
>> "M-C-5", "M-C-6", "M-C-7", "M-C-8", "M-C-9", "C-1", "C-2", "C-3", 
>> "C-4", "C-5", "C-6", "C-7", "C-8", "C-nil")
>>
>> When I get my linux box back, I will probably be using GNU emacs, and
>> if I do remap any of the keys above which are now *globally* bound,
>> what are the implications?
> 
> 
Hello:
> You won't be able to use them to provide prefix arguments to commands.
> For example, `M-7 C-n' moves down 7 lines, but not if M-7 is bound
> to something other than digit-argument.

Correct. However, on my keyboards, 'C-7 C-n' does the same and is
more natural to my hands. It would appear that rebinding 'M-7' wouldn't
be too awful, you think?

Thanks Kevin
tim