Meaning ofprefixes

Meaning ofprefixes

[matthias]

Hello,

is there any proposed meaning for the different prefixes (like C-x, C-c, 
etc)?

matthias

Re: Meaning ofprefixes

[B. Smith-Mannschott]

On Jan 12, 2008, at 13:22, matthias wrote:

> is there any proposed meaning for the different prefixes (like C-x,  
> C-c, etc)?
>

I think C-c prefixes tend to be used for things that are specific to  
the current major editing mode. C-x is used for things that are more  
global.

[off topic] Incidentally, as I was browsing C-h b (describe-bindings)  
to confirm this hunch, I discovered kmacro.el, which allows macro  
definition and execution using F3 and F4, implements a keyboard macro  
ring (remembering previous macros), and provides a simple macro  
counter for inserting numbers (incremented each time) as part of a  
macro.  I had no idea.  I'm still using the "traditional" bindings C-x  
(, C-x ), C-x e just as I have been since was first exposed to emacs  
over 10 years ago.  I'm sure there are still whole worlds of  
functionality in emacs I'm completely unaware of. What a beast it is.

// ben

Re: Meaning ofprefixes

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

B. Smith-Mannschott wrote:
> 
> On Jan 12, 2008, at 13:22, matthias wrote:
> 
>> is there any proposed meaning for the different prefixes (like C-x, 
>> C-c, etc)?
>>
> 
> I think C-c prefixes tend to be used for things that are specific to the 
> current major editing mode. C-x is used for things that are more global.

See also

   M-x (info "(elisp) Key Binding Conventions")