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authorChong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>2009-08-13 18:08:25 +0000
committerChong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>2009-08-13 18:08:25 +0000
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* objects.texi (Meta-Char Syntax): Add xref to Strings of Events.
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@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ possible a wide range of basic character codes.
bit attached to an @acronym{ASCII} character indicates a meta
character; thus, the meta characters that can fit in a string have
codes in the range from 128 to 255, and are the meta versions of the
-ordinary @acronym{ASCII} characters. (In Emacs versions 18 and older,
-this convention was used for characters outside of strings as well.)
+ordinary @acronym{ASCII} characters. @xref{Strings of Events}, for
+details about @key{META}-handling in strings.
The read syntax for meta characters uses @samp{\M-}. For example,
@samp{?\M-A} stands for @kbd{M-A}. You can use @samp{\M-} together with