From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo@gmail.com>
Cc: 17362@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>'
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:29:39 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83fvkxo4kc.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAH8Pv0i8RqY8JpPEurRycUwRp_C1_UZ5NN5MXwW3uQ74kYeQDQ@mail.gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:49:38 +0200
> From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo@gmail.com>
> Cc: 17362@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> > Emacs manual: contrast node `Menu Bar' with node `Quitting'. The former
> > writes `ESC ESC ESC'; the latter writes `<ESC> <ESC> <ESC>'.
> >
> > IMO, the former is preferable. (Note that (kbd "ESC") and (kbd "<ESC>")
> > both act the same, however.)
>
> I'd also prefer "ESC" over "<ESC>" but then other strings like
> "<TAB>", "<SPC>", "<RET>" or "<DEL>" should also be changed
> accordingly.
Actually, the distinction should be between "ESC" (or "TAB" or "SPC")
the key vs "ESC ESC ESC" the key sequence typed from the keyboard. So
not every <FOO> should suddenly become "FOO", it's a judgment call.
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Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-04-28 14:29 bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>' Drew Adams
2014-04-28 14:49 ` Dani Moncayo
2014-04-28 15:25 ` Drew Adams
2014-04-29 15:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-04-28 15:29 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
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2014-04-28 15:39 ` Drew Adams
2014-04-28 16:15 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2014-04-29 15:40 ` Drew Adams
2014-04-29 16:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2014-04-29 17:27 ` Drew Adams
2014-04-29 17:51 ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-04-29 21:55 ` Josh
2014-04-29 23:00 ` Drew Adams
2014-04-30 2:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2014-04-29 18:12 ` Drew Adams
2014-04-29 18:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2014-04-28 16:20 ` Drew Adams
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2014-04-29 19:09 ` Drew Adams
2014-04-29 19:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-04-29 19:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2014-04-29 19:38 ` Drew Adams
2014-04-30 2:51 ` Eli Zaretskii
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