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Re: Binding Alt-n, Alt-p, ESC-n, ESC-p
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Robert Pluim |
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Re: Binding Alt-n, Alt-p, ESC-n, ESC-p |
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Mon, 30 Oct 2017 17:04:03 +0100 |
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Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> writes:
> * Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> [171030 01:29]:
>> Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> writes:
>>
>> > Using GNU Emacs 25.1.1 on Ubuntu 14.04
>> >
>> > I have no pressing need to know, but am just curious:
>> >
>> > Alt-n, Alt-p, ESC-n, ESC-p are undefined on my emacs.
>> >
>>
>> In which mode? I don't think there's a global binding for those
>> keys. Put another way: what did you expect them to be bound to?
>
> I had no expectations as to what they might be bound to. I
> surmised that it might be some historical issue.
>
Propably. Not many keyboards these days are configured to generate
both Alt and Meta, so most bindings are on Meta.
> Since these key combinations are so handy, one might be tempted to
> use them globally. That might mean that a subsequent utilization
> of a mode using them would get clobbered.
>
Yes, that's always a risk with personal bindings, which is why you
have the C-c letter space.
> Would not binding these key combinations to a mode violate the
> conventions as laid out here:
>
> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Key-Binding-Conventions.html
> ?
>
I don't think so. That just talks about not ending a key-binding with
ESC.
Robert
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