From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#27490: 24.5; Elisp manual explanation of `function-key-map' and its inheritors Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 17:33:45 +0200 Message-ID: <87v9vv4d2e.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="120375"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 27490@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 21 17:34:09 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hpDqi-000VDA-Ro for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 21 Jul 2019 17:34:08 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56488 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hpDqh-0007jR-6X for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:34:07 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:49236) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hpDqd-0007ak-Ap for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:34:04 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hpDqc-0001Hc-7F for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:34:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:50507) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hpDqc-0001HQ-4J for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:34:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hpDqb-0002uP-Uv for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:34:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 15:34:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 27490 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 27490-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B27490.156372323111137 (code B ref 27490); Sun, 21 Jul 2019 15:34:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 27490) by debbugs.gnu.org; 21 Jul 2019 15:33:51 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59328 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hpDqR-0002tY-0p for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:33:51 -0400 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]:59754) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hpDqP-0002tJ-7J for 27490@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:33:49 -0400 Original-Received: from [80.169.244.84] (helo=sandy) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hpDqL-000551-Nn; Sun, 21 Jul 2019 17:33:48 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Drew Adams's message of "Sun, 25 Jun 2017 13:33:03 -0700 (PDT)") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:163532 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: > Nothing is said about `function-key-map' and its inheritance relations, > beyond the fact that local such maps inherit from `f-k-m', and that > `f-k-m' "should not be used directly" (no reason given). > > Please consider explaining `function-key-map'. This text: ------ @code{local-function-key-map} inherits from @code{function-key-map}, but the latter should not be used directly. ------ was added by this commit: ------ commit 6b9e769476955b928b0248fef5aaa0e40754e257 Author: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat Jan 17 19:14:52 2009 +0000 (Translation Keymaps): Rename function-key-map to local-function-key-map. ------ So I'm assuming that there was a plan to phase out using function-key-map or something? Perhaps Eli can clarify. But there's a bunch of examples in the manual that does use the map, so either these should be adjusted, or the documentation clarified: ------ The only way to affect the behavior of keys within Emacs is through @code{xmodmap} (outside Emacs) or @code{define-key} (inside Emacs). The @code{define-key} command should be used in conjunction with the @code{function-key-map} map. For instance, @lisp (define-key function-key-map [M-@key{TAB}] [?\M-\t]) @end lisp -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no