From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: key to yank text at point into minibuffer? Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:17:48 -0800 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1141048904 27284 80.91.229.2 (27 Feb 2006 14:01:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:01:44 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Feb 27 15:01:43 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FDiw4-0000lO-IL for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:01:12 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FDiw4-0003tu-0l for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:01:12 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FDX1h-0004Pt-Ln for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:18:14 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FDX1c-0004MZ-TX for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:18:10 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FDX1b-0004M8-Pm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:18:08 -0500 Original-Received: from [148.87.113.118] (helo=rgminet01.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA:24) (Exim 4.52) id 1FDX2B-0004kM-69 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:18:43 -0500 Original-Received: from rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.49]) by rgminet01.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.6/Switch-3.1.6) with ESMTP id k1R1HoBs006725 for ; Sun, 26 Feb 2006 18:17:51 -0700 Original-Received: from rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id k1R1Hot9025802 for ; Sun, 26 Feb 2006 18:17:50 -0700 Original-Received: from dradamslap (dhcp-amer-whq-csvpn-gw3-141-144-80-11.vpn.oracle.com [141.144.80.11]) by rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with SMTP id k1R1HlxN025785 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 26 Feb 2006 18:17:50 -0700 Original-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:51012 Archived-At: I hit the "control", the "meta", and the "backspace" keys simultaneously. [On my keyboard, the physical key is actually labelled "Delete", and generates an ascii DEL character, but apparently in some contexts (with modifier key?) it is interpreted to mean backspace.] > FWIW, in my own customization, I have `C-M-DEL' (Backspace) > bound globally (all modes) to `backward-kill-sexp'. Heh; since meta is commonly mapped to "Alt", that one sound potentially awkward as well... C-Alt-Del :-) So, on X Window (at least your setup of it), Control-Alt-Backspace (or ASCII DEL) kills the X server. And on MS Windows, Control-Alt-Delete (not ASCII DEL) reboots or displays the login screen or Task Manager. It seems that whichever is chosen as an Emacs binding, Backspace or Delete with Control-Alt will present problems for one or the other platform. Too bad they couldn't at least agree on which key to use for interference with Emacs ;-).