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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1996-01-27 18:32:17 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1996-01-27 18:32:17 +0000
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downloademacs-9689908391a0630f3e3584af6b7624caa619263e.tar.gz
Clarify key sequence usage conventions.
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@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ modes. These sequences are reserved for users; they are the
@strong{only} sequences reserved for users, so we cannot do without
them.
-Instead, define sequences consisting of @kbd{C-c} followed by a
-non-letter. These sequences are reserved for major modes.
+Instead, define sequences consisting of @kbd{C-c} followed by a control
+character, a digit, or certain punctuation characters. These sequences
+are reserved for major modes.
Changing all the major modes in Emacs 18 so they would follow this
convention was a lot of work. Abandoning this convention would make