From: Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Looking for the "best" notation for key-binding
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:59:54 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <A8696F32-F6C2-4A6F-BDEB-F721B704EF23@Web.DE> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvhaqrv78t.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org>
Am 21.09.2012 um 15:29 schrieb Stefan Monnier:
>> I think the vector notation is a good choice:
>> (global-set-key [C-∫] 'backward-sexp) ; A-C-b
>
> This likely won't work. You need
>
> (global-set-key [?\C-∫] 'backward-sexp) ; A-C-b
>
> instead. Yes, it's an annoyance. You have to understand the
> distinction between keys that emit characters and other keys (that emit
> symbols).
Yes, it stopped working. A-b produces on my (Mac) keyboard ∫. So ∫ is a symbol just as © or Ω? What makes the distinction? Unicode character classes?
--
Greetings
Pete
When you meet a master swordsman,
show him your sword.
When you meet a man who is not a poet,
do not show him your poem.
– Rinzai, ninth century Zen master
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-09-20 23:11 Looking for the "best" notation for key-binding Chap Harrison
2012-09-21 0:30 ` John Wiegley
[not found] ` <mailman.9409.1348187445.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2012-09-21 0:45 ` B. T. Raven
2012-09-21 9:24 ` Peter Dyballa
2012-09-21 15:27 ` Chap Harrison
2012-10-19 3:39 ` Kevin Rodgers
[not found] ` <mailman.9433.1348219496.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2012-09-21 13:29 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-09-21 14:59 ` Peter Dyballa [this message]
2012-09-21 16:29 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-09-21 20:37 ` Peter Dyballa
2012-10-01 14:31 ` Jambunathan K
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