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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
commitcc6f13973b93ba84edc95d2b836c3edca419e3d8 (patch)
tree71811775eafc1d8fccfa320838b57e286430ae5d /lispref
parent617ba936d0306091f4bd544078e7b0283f5e4a65 (diff)
downloademacs-cc6f13973b93ba84edc95d2b836c3edca419e3d8.tar.gz
Clarify key sequence usage conventions.
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lispref/tips.texi b/lispref/tips.texi
index c66b71033c2..dc1a31545a5 100644
--- a/lispref/tips.texi
+++ b/lispref/tips.texi
@@ -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