Re: Patch for emacs/basic.texi

[Kévin Le Gouguec]

Thibaut Verron <thibaut.verron@gmail.com> writes:

>> diff --git a/doc/emacs/basic.texi b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
>> index abb385f53d..2372ce972d 100644
>> --- a/doc/emacs/basic.texi
>> +++ b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
>> @@ -461,6 +461,11 @@ Normally, this command undoes the last change, moving 
>> point back to
>>  where it was before the change.  The undo command applies only to
>>  changes in the buffer; you can't use it to undo cursor motion.
>>
>> +  On a graphics terminal, the easiest way to invoke @code{undo} is
>> +with @kbd{C-/}; that doesn't need the shift key.  On a text terminal,
>> +@kbd{C-/} does not exist, but usually you can type @kbd{C-_} without
>> +the shift key and it will work anyway.
>> +
>
> Does this only make sense with a qwerty keyboard?

This advice probably isn't universal, indeed.  E.g. with AZERTY
keyboards, one needs to hit shift to get a slash, while no shift key is
needed for underscores.  Therefore I always undo with C-_.