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bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings |
Date: |
Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:23:45 +0300 |
> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
> Cc: 37485@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:07:44 +0200
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> >> I'm not sure I understand...
> >
> > I meant that users usually press RET, not C-m.
>
> You've done a poll? :-)
I don't need one. Most users don't know C-m and RET are the same.
> >> Both RET and C-m are keys we press, but the intended (both mnemonic and
> >> ergonomic) key stroke here is `C-c C-m c' (etc) and not the awkward `C-c
> >> RET c'.
> >
> > Call me awkward, then.
>
> But do you use RET instead of `C-m' in these keystrokes because that's
> what `describe-bindings' say or because you prefer to hit `RET'?
What's the difference? Both, I guess.
> Anyway, I've grepped through the *.texi files, and there are 152 matches
> for `C-c C-m ...' and 8 for `C-c RET'. And all of those 8 are for RET
> as the final character in the keystroke.
>
> If you expand to "C-. C-m"/"C-. RET" it's 170/20. (All those additional
> ones are from mule.texi.)
>
> It seems the mode writers' intentions are pretty clear: They mean for
> the users to type C-c C-m ..., but `describe-bindings' tells them to type
> C-c RET.
I don't see why this should be decided by majority vote.
Anyway, what's the real problem here? Just the fact that you
personally are annoyed?
- bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2019/09/22
- bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings, Eli Zaretskii, 2019/09/22
- bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2019/09/23
- bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings, Eli Zaretskii, 2019/09/23
- bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2019/09/23
- bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2019/09/23
- bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings, Eli Zaretskii, 2019/09/23
- bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2019/09/23
- bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings, Eli Zaretskii, 2019/09/23
- bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings, Drew Adams, 2019/09/23