From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: =?UTF-8?Q?Aur=C3=A9lien_Aptel?= Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: About the `#^^' syntax Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 16:29:43 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87txpmkc46.fsf@web.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1360423791 11086 80.91.229.3 (9 Feb 2013 15:29:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 15:29:51 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Feb 09 16:30:12 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1U4CNY-0006QC-BF for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:30:12 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:33801 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U4CNF-0002IS-5w for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:29:53 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:49822) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U4CN8-0002IH-KJ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:29:48 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U4CN6-0005ma-T6 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:29:46 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-ve0-f174.google.com ([209.85.128.174]:47101) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U4CN6-0005mD-NH for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:29:44 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-ve0-f174.google.com with SMTP id pb11so4027618veb.19 for ; Sat, 09 Feb 2013 07:29:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=6N+MynkiTFJv7a44I0m4RpRbJaSL+6HApucoFg4Y6LM=; b=nOEZ95yhXK9wtxKwXFFf2w0/PQtxQH+UF7lbUqZxXZhpJOEecGbDljtV6D8ogqMkZ0 GoAZdTYbxjnXYdONjoX3GQ/HOuDZsnkt9FARbSJ9VIpzKZ69XXXZkjG51j4Bt/R8fq5v pSoVQEZGAFBhgd2xCHv/ElWx2rIcFnsFWGYSEKoxw/fssOEfeo3OiAmudJcos0Agl1BZ arBB1ZeCiQyF4gT7N1vE4q8DSgprw4d43TWm4nrZK2duHNde66SbNzI0bHb05Cy55dEE jl2qGG03EZDu9gAaW/Z4EO17IHokYC34jveBCaPFo8aPa3n+itU4wTC2XRGejBw0UGcM ccDQ== X-Received: by 10.58.134.14 with SMTP id pg14mr11672786veb.42.1360423783951; Sat, 09 Feb 2013 07:29:43 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.58.161.145 with HTTP; Sat, 9 Feb 2013 07:29:43 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87txpmkc46.fsf@web.de> X-Google-Sender-Auth: jIlg7MhIkQnd3w46cH_ec96C8NA X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 209.85.128.174 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:89026 Archived-At: On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Michael Heerdegen wrote: > Xue Fuqiao writes: > >> When I eval the (current-global-map) form: >> [...] >> There is a `#^^' syntax. I don't know what it means. > > This is a very good question, I don't know, the manual doesn't mention > this printed representation, but it IMO should. Please also M-x > report-emacs-bug. > > BTW, I think it is very valuable for Emacs if people like you reading > the manual tell which errors and inconsistencies they find. Most people > unfortunately don't dare to do so. I wrote some notes [1] while I was reading the reader code in Emacs. It may interests you. 1: http://definitelyaplug.b0.cx/post/emacs-reader/