From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Kangas Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#1111: describe-key's key notation display inconsistency Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 14:35:23 +0200 Message-ID: References: <06D80DE1-FCD6-45BB-B2D9-A968F797971C@xahlee.org> 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="225436"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" Cc: 1111@debbugs.gnu.org To: xah lee Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 08 14:36:11 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 1hvheN-000wWu-Ae for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:36:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:50074 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hvheM-0003AD-CK for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 08 Aug 2019 08:36:10 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:56851) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hvheF-00037t-Tq for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Aug 2019 08:36:04 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hvheF-0008Jg-2G for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Aug 2019 08:36:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:59532) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hvheE-0008JX-WB for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Aug 2019 08:36:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hvheE-0003aG-TN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Aug 2019 08:36:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <06D80DE1-FCD6-45BB-B2D9-A968F797971C@xahlee.org> Resent-From: Stefan Kangas Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:36:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 1111 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-Debbugs-Original-Cc: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, 1111@debbugs.gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by 1111-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B1111.156526774313731 (code B ref 1111); Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:36:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 1111) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Aug 2019 12:35:43 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40116 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hvhdu-0003ZP-SH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 08 Aug 2019 08:35:43 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-pf1-f173.google.com ([209.85.210.173]:33993) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hvhds-0003Yw-JB for 1111@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 08 Aug 2019 08:35:40 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-pf1-f173.google.com with SMTP id b13so44038333pfo.1 for <1111@debbugs.gnu.org>; Thu, 08 Aug 2019 05:35:40 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=2YOv00ejSUsjekP0wj7bpWFXLUNWaFtYfuHTt9shRfY=; b=gEGPu3JjMb/a9MDy0rg6jHKtcOEKW6E2cv3DoKmDIBQHM0t8GJIaCUhtsRtRbj2k5h bpgVV5uZeOIXt+vv8sbryM4tto3Rlh0jtx2UekcxbeNFY5zq01s3GuiEsPo/0SI6bqm3 vQmEEmB/1LrC0xFxpz1nIo7/RQ2Mlh0WMSkvHeQkBkeAPAQkfn5Sduqm+UfICaKx6j5K neA6SF48hiGzzIF19rqo6fE8JcsRlRBJtbID0U7MtbeTtgBy6L7HQQPsF2AXygEdz9xY hRdJMGUDMBzScxrztSmEsA+5Xnyg70AgZ10QRjY64uukdvITW8PHZlQajSF0mxmxMnOV HP8A== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAU464zXfVRlfhS1ePtXkmdhgxI+0+tsOLs35Mvqa9VxGn3ChPla N1iLkmB6FHt6ADqJuY2YtF2Ht6CieSLIuUD9ahAcJF+E X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqziPCV2QBZuQoRVU7cdf3slIXPEdkPV/+8BW1YdvOkpRZcnkil8LgJTYK1I90b1z6F3jXgtd0VkHW9NKyBit0s= X-Received: by 2002:a62:b615:: with SMTP id j21mr14895857pff.190.1565267734820; Thu, 08 Aug 2019 05:35:34 -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:164761 Archived-At: xah lee writes: > When doing a describe-key on C-, emacs prints backspace> instead. Similar for any other special key whose macro notation are > bracketed by angle brackets. e.g. , , , , etc. Where, > emacs puts the entire thing inside angle brackets instead of the more > traditional of modifier followed by dash followed by key name. > > Although these are identical as far as kbd function is concerned, but wouldn't > it be more intuitively consistent by using C- instead of ? Would anyone else want to weigh in on this old wishlist item? Is this a good idea, even if it is very minor, or should we close this as wontfix? FWIW, I personally don't mind either way. Thanks, Stefan Kangas