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Subject: Re: What is the purpose of "To bind the key M-DEL, use "\M\d", not
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Andreas Schwab wrote:
> "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> writes:
>
>   
>> Would it not be better if the error message we are talking about told me
>> to bind [M-backspace] instead?
>>     
>
> That key does not exist on a tty frame.
>
> Andreas.
>   

Thanks, I did not know. However that can not be the reason to tell me to 
bind "\M\d" here because I can without trouble gind [M-backspace].