From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: ?\_ patch Date: 07 Feb 2003 15:17:33 +0100 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <5xk7gci39e.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> References: <200302060044.SAA21429@eel.dms.auburn.edu> <200302060106.TAA21443@eel.dms.auburn.edu> <5xel6lu3lh.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <5xadh9tyt3.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <200302061733.LAA24096@eel.dms.auburn.edu> <200302070253.UAA25703@eel.dms.auburn.edu> <200302070856.RAA00661@etlken.m17n.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1044624021 29133 80.91.224.249 (7 Feb 2003 13:20:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 13:20:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: miles@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18h8QQ-0007ZT-00 for ; Fri, 07 Feb 2003 14:20:14 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18h8Zz-0004JC-00 for ; Fri, 07 Feb 2003 14:30:07 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18h8PT-00019S-00 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Fri, 07 Feb 2003 08:19:15 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18h8P3-00012X-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Feb 2003 08:18:49 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18h8Oy-0000uU-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Feb 2003 08:18:45 -0500 Original-Received: from mail.filanet.dk ([195.215.206.179]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18h8Og-0000no-00; Fri, 07 Feb 2003 08:18:27 -0500 Original-Received: from kfs2.cua.dk.cua.dk (kfs2.local.filanet.dk [192.168.1.182]) by mail.filanet.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id 36F777C012; Fri, 7 Feb 2003 14:18:21 +0100 (CET) Original-To: Kenichi Handa In-Reply-To: <200302070856.RAA00661@etlken.m17n.org> Original-Lines: 26 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 Original-cc: teirllm@dms.auburn.edu Original-cc: ted@oconnor.cx Original-cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:11457 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:11457 Kenichi Handa writes: > In article , Miles Bader writes: > > > I really don't like the wierd double identity of ?\s, but I'm not sure > > what alternative there is... Perhaps kim's idea (?\SPC), but with a less > > ambiguous syntax, e.g., #\SPC or something. > > Ah! I completely forgot about `#' syntax. I think it's a > good idea. I don't object to it, but I think it is unnecessary. Why add a whole new syntax just because we need ?\s which can be added with no hazzle at all? > > Currently single-key-description produces these: TAB, RET, > ESC, SPC, DEL. Allowing the corresponding #\TAB, #\RET, > #\ESC, #\SPC, #\DEL seems nifty. If everyone else agrees this is a good idea, I'd suggest using #?SPC, #?TAB, etc. -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk