[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lispref/modes.texi [emacs-unicode-2]

[Miles Bader]

Index: emacs/lispref/modes.texi
diff -c emacs/lispref/modes.texi:1.58.2.2 emacs/lispref/modes.texi:1.58.2.3
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--- emacs/lispref/modes.texi    Fri Aug 27 07:00:30 2004
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  characters are reserved for minor modes, and ordinary letters are
  reserved for users.
  
! It is reasonable for a major mode to rebind a key sequence with a
! standard meaning, if it implements a command that does ``the same job''
! in a way that fits the major mode better.  For example, a major mode for
! editing a programming language might redefine @kbd{C-M-a} to ``move to
! the beginning of a function'' in a way that works better for that
! language.
! 
! Major modes such as Dired or Rmail that do not allow self-insertion of
! text can reasonably redefine letters and other printing characters as
! editing commands.  Dired and Rmail both do this.
  
  @item
  Major modes must not define @key{RET} to do anything other than insert
--- 188,211 ----
  characters are reserved for minor modes, and ordinary letters are
  reserved for users.
  
! A major mode can also rebind the keys @kbd{M-n}, @kbd{M-p} and
! @kbd{M-s}.  The bindings for @kbd{M-n} and @kbd{M-p} should normally
! be some kind of ``moving forward and backward,'' but this does not
! necessarily mean cursor motion.
! 
! It is legitimate for a major mode to rebind a standard key sequence if
! it provides a command that does ``the same job'' in a way better
! suited to the text this mode is used for.  For example, a major mode
! for editing a programming language might redefine @kbd{C-M-a} to
! ``move to the beginning of a function'' in a way that works better for
! that language.
! 
! It is also legitimate for a major mode to rebind a standard key
! sequence whose standard meaning is rarely useful in that mode.  For
! instance, minibuffer modes rebind @kbd{M-r}, whose standard meaning is
! rarely of any use in the minibuffer.  Major modes such as Dired or
! Rmail that do not allow self-insertion of text can reasonably redefine
! letters and other printing characters as special commands.
  
  @item
  Major modes must not define @key{RET} to do anything other than insert