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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2019-11-23 13:37:28 +0200
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2019-11-23 13:37:28 +0200
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Improve indexing of modifier keys
* doc/emacs/commands.texi (User Input): Add index entry for the Alt key serving as Meta. * doc/emacs/custom.texi (Modifier Keys): Add index entries for Alt, Super, and Hyper modifier keys. (Bug#38315)
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@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ are certain characters found on non-English keyboards
@cindex C-
@cindex META
@cindex M-
+@cindex Alt key, serving as Meta
Emacs also recognizes control characters that are entered using
@dfn{modifier keys}. Two commonly-used modifier keys are
@key{Control} (usually labeled @key{Ctrl}), and @key{Meta} (usually
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ next character; instead, press @key{ESC} and release it, then enter
the next character. This feature is useful on certain text terminals
where the @key{Meta} key does not function reliably.
+ Emacs supports 3 additional modifier keys, see @ref{Modifier Keys}.
+
@cindex keys stolen by window manager
@cindex window manager, keys stolen by
On graphical displays, the window manager might block some keyboard