From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
Cc: 23171@debbugs.gnu.org, p.stephani2@gmail.com
Subject: bug#23171: 25.0.92; Key binding conventions for all modifiers
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:05:41 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83h83ecyca.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87y2wrt1gl.fsf@marxist.se> (message from Stefan Kangas on Fri, 08 Nov 2019 05:51:38 +0100)
> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, 23171@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 05:51:38 +0100
>
> Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> schrieb am Do., 31. März 2016 um 21:26 Uhr:
> >
> > > From: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2@gmail.com>
> > > Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:40:25 +0200
> > >
> > > The manual entry "Key binding conventions" talks only about a small
> > > subset of possible key bindings, such as the C-c prefix and the function
> > > keys. Keys with Meta, Super, Hyper, and Alt are not documented. The
> > > manual should contain conventions/rules for all possible keys.
> >
> > I'm not sure I understand the essence of the report. There's a whole
> > section (named, unsurprisingly, "Key Bindings") dedicated to key
> > bindings, and a subsection there named "Modifier Keys" covers all the
> > modifiers, AFAICT.
> >
> > What I mean is a specification which combinations are reserved for the user, minor modes, and major modes. Context is
> > http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=22604, where such an addition was requested for C-c combinations. Here I request
> > one for all keys.
>
> Which conventions are we talking about here more specifically? Could
> you enumerate them or give a couple of examples?
FWIW, I don't see any need for any further specifications. The manual
says what keys to reserve; all those which aren't mentioned, including
with modifiers, aren't reserved.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-11-08 13:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-03-31 17:40 bug#23171: 25.0.92; Key binding conventions for all modifiers Philipp Stephani
2016-03-31 19:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-03-31 19:32 ` Philipp Stephani
2019-11-08 4:51 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-11-08 13:05 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2020-01-15 5:55 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-01-26 14:36 ` Philipp Stephani
2020-01-26 16:07 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-01-26 14:38 ` Philipp Stephani
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