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bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>'
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>' |
Date: |
Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:15:46 +0300 |
> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:39:06 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Cc: drew.adams@oracle.com, 17362@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> > Actually, the distinction should be between "ESC" (or "TAB" or "SPC")
> > the key vs "ESC ESC ESC" the key sequence typed from the keyboard. So
> > not every <FOO> should suddenly become "FOO", it's a judgment call.
>
> A difference in syntax for keyboard keys vs key sequences should not be
> subject to judgment calls. There are presumably clear-cut rules defining
> the two different syntaxes.
The rules might be clear to humans, but not to a global
search-and-replace. By "judgment call" I meant that a human should
decide which case is which, and act accordingly.
- bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>', (continued)
- bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>', Drew Adams, 2014/04/29
- bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>', Eli Zaretskii, 2014/04/29
- bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>', Eli Zaretskii, 2014/04/29
- bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>', Drew Adams, 2014/04/29
- bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>', Eli Zaretskii, 2014/04/29
- bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>', Josh, 2014/04/29
- bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>', Drew Adams, 2014/04/29
- bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>', Eli Zaretskii, 2014/04/29
bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>', Eli Zaretskii, 2014/04/28