From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: inputting characters by hexadigit Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:03:27 +0900 Message-ID: References: <868ww3vydn.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87mykhz6tf.fsf@jurta.org> <87tzeokrku.fsf@jurta.org> <87tzeogih6.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <488020A4.4060601@harpegolden.net> <873am6rb8k.fsf@jurta.org> <87r69oqojm.fsf@jurta.org> <48841992.6030604@harpegolden.net> <877ibfipbg.fsf@jurta.org> <85bq0rasjd.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <4884F33D.1060905@harpegolden.net> <854p6jarz8.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1216699439 2433 80.91.229.12 (22 Jul 2008 04:03:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:03:59 +0000 (UTC) Cc: david@harpegolden.net, tzz@lifelogs.com, handa@m17n.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org, juri@jurta.org, monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA, cloos@jhcloos.com To: ams@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jul 22 06:04:46 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KL97F-00048O-PK for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:04:46 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47405 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KL96L-000548-33 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:03:49 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KL96G-00053k-Oj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:03:44 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KL96F-00052Q-56 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:03:44 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=44713 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KL96F-00052J-26 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:03:43 -0400 Original-Received: from tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp ([202.32.8.193]:57995) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KL962-0002uh-Ji; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:03:31 -0400 Original-Received: from relay21.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.50]) by tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp (8.13.8/8.13.4) with ESMTP id m6M43RIT013113; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:03:27 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from relay11.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.24] [10.29.19.24]) by relay21.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:03:27 +0900 Original-Received: from dhapc248.dev.necel.com ([10.114.112.215] [10.114.112.215]) by relay11.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:03:27 +0900 Original-Received: by dhapc248.dev.necel.com (Postfix, from userid 31295) id 90190455; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:03:27 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: (Alfred M. Szmidt's message of "Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:03:09 -0400") Original-Lines: 21 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 8 (1) 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:101160 Archived-At: "Alfred M. Szmidt" writes: > I liked the proposal of using M-#, one could allow other input formats > as well: > > C-q M-# xff > C-q M-# b01010101 > C-q M-# o157 > > and would be a good mnemonic... Bindings that swap modifiers (control, then meta) are inevitably a pain in the ass to type though... Also many environments don't have real meta key available, and presumably `ESC' is out as an alternative, because using C-q to quote escape is probably rather common. -Miles -- Fast, small, soon; pick any 2.