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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2002-06-17 16:23:33 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2002-06-17 16:23:33 +0000
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Document C-x @ feature.
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@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ key bindings of Emacs do not include any characters with these
modifiers. But you can assign them meanings of your own by customizing
Emacs.
+ If your keyboard lacks one of these modifier keys, you can enter it
+using @kbd{C-x @@}: @kbd{C-x @@ h} adds the ``hyper'' flag to the next
+character, @kbd{C-x @@ s} adds the ``super'' flag, and @kbd{C-x @@ a}
+adds the ``alt'' flag. For instance, @kbd{C-x @@ h C-a} is a way to
+enter @kbd{Hyper-Control-a}. (Unfortunately there is no way to add
+two modifiers by using @kbd{C-x @@} twice for the same character,
+because the first one goes to work on the @kbd{C-x}.)
+
Keyboard input includes keyboard keys that are not characters at all:
for example function keys and arrow keys. Mouse buttons are also
outside the gamut of characters. You can modify these events with the