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Re: What is the purpose of "To bind the key M-DEL, use "\M\d", not M-DEL


From: Richard Stallman
Subject: Re: What is the purpose of "To bind the key M-DEL, use "\M\d", not M-DEL"
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:09:00 -0500

M-backspace is the raw key that Emacs gets from a window system.
It stands for the `backspace' key with Meta held down.

M-DEL is the canonical key for DEL with Meta held down.

Therefore, M-backspace translates into M-DEL.  But there are other
ways for M-DEL to be generated.  Any Lisp program that wants to be
general should not do anything with M-backspace.

Maybe pc-mode.el does not want to be general.  But let's not worry
about it.  For present purposes, M-backspace is part of a low-level
mechanism that you should not look inside.  Just forget it exists.




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