From: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: C-h, F1, Backspace, and splash screen
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 22:17:22 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <gvnnkf$1a8$1@ger.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwv3aaoonc9.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>
Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> Nevertheless, if you look back at my first post in this thread
>> (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2009-05/msg00569.html), isn't
>> there a bug in the way startup.el prepares the splash screen?
>
> Yes, indeed.
> I've just installed the patch below which should address this problem.
>
>
> Stefan
>
>
> --- startup.el.~1.530.~ 2009-04-28 14:57:44.000000000 -0400
> +++ startup.el 2009-05-28 21:26:50.000000000 -0400
> @@ -1824,6 +1824,11 @@
>
> ;; If keys have their default meanings,
> ;; use precomputed string to save lots of time.
> + (let ((c-h-accessible
> + ;; If normal-erase-is-backspace is used on a tty, there's
> + ;; no way to invoke C-h and you have to use F1 instead.
> + (or (not (char-table-p keyboard-translate-table))
> + (eq (aref keyboard-translate-table ?\C-h) ?\C-h))))
> (if (and (eq (key-binding "\C-h") 'help-command)
> (eq (key-binding "\C-xu") 'advertised-undo)
> (eq (key-binding "\C-x\C-c") 'save-buffers-kill-terminal)
> @@ -1831,34 +1836,33 @@
> (eq (key-binding "\C-hi") 'info)
> (eq (key-binding "\C-hr") 'info-emacs-manual)
> (eq (key-binding "\C-h\C-n") 'view-emacs-news))
> - (progn
> + (let ((help (if c-h-accessible "C-h" "<f1>")))
> (insert "
> -Get help\t C-h (Hold down CTRL and press h)
> +Get help\t " help " (Hold down CTRL and press h)
That can lead to the following confusing text:
Get help <f1> (Hold down CTRL and press h)
--
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-05-29 4:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-05-28 16:26 C-h, F1, Backspace, and splash screen Ken Brown
2009-05-28 18:22 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-05-28 18:34 ` Ken Brown
2009-05-28 21:01 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-05-28 21:19 ` Ken Brown
2009-05-29 1:32 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-05-29 4:17 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]
2009-05-29 11:48 ` Ken Brown
2009-05-28 22:44 ` David Robinow
2009-05-28 23:06 ` Ken Brown
2009-05-29 14:23 ` Rupert Swarbrick
2009-05-29 22:07 ` David Robinow
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