X-Git-Url: https://code.delx.au/gnu-emacs/blobdiff_plain/efc00ab16e2890b75d7224434ac43fe944ade4dd..52e798b7cd6626d83622206839ddaf7353e4f942:/doc/emacs/commands.texi diff --git a/doc/emacs/commands.texi b/doc/emacs/commands.texi index e63a98a972..cf5ce1459c 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/commands.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/commands.texi @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ @c This is part of the Emacs manual. -@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2001-2012 -@c Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2001-2016 Free Software +@c Foundation, Inc. @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. @iftex @chapter Characters, Keys and Commands @@ -35,42 +35,42 @@ Therefore, this manual mainly documents how to edit with the keyboard. @samp{3}, @samp{=}, and the space character (denoted as @key{SPC}), are entered by typing the corresponding key. @dfn{Control characters}, such as @key{RET}, @key{TAB}, @key{DEL}, @key{ESC}, -@key{F1}, @key{Home}, and @key{left}, are also entered this way, as +@key{F1}, @key{Home}, and @key{LEFT}, are also entered this way, as are certain characters found on non-English keyboards (@pxref{International}). @cindex modifier keys @cindex Control @cindex C- -@cindex Meta +@cindex META @cindex M- 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 -labeled @key{Alt})@footnote{We refer to @key{Alt} as @key{Meta} for +@key{Control} (usually labeled @key{Ctrl}), and @key{META} (usually +labeled @key{Alt})@footnote{We refer to @key{Alt} as @key{META} for historical reasons.}. For example, @kbd{Control-a} is entered by holding down the @key{Ctrl} key while pressing @kbd{a}; we will refer -to this as @kbd{C-a} for short. Similarly @kbd{Meta-a}, or @kbd{M-a} +to this as @kbd{C-a} for short. Similarly @kbd{@key{META}-a}, or @kbd{M-a} for short, is entered by holding down the @key{Alt} key and pressing @kbd{a}. Modifier keys can also be applied to non-alphanumerical -characters, e.g. @kbd{C-@key{F1}} or @kbd{M-@key{left}}. +characters, e.g., @kbd{C-@key{F1}} or @kbd{M-@key{LEFT}}. -@cindex @key{ESC} replacing @key{Meta} key +@cindex @key{ESC} replacing @key{META} key You can also type Meta characters using two-character sequences starting with @key{ESC}. Thus, you can enter @kbd{M-a} by typing @kbd{@key{ESC} a}. You can enter @kbd{C-M-a} by typing @kbd{@key{ESC} -C-a}. Unlike @key{Meta}, @key{ESC} is entered as a separate +C-a}. Unlike @key{META}, @key{ESC} is entered as a separate character. You don't hold down @key{ESC} while typing the 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. +where the @key{META} key does not function reliably. @cindex keys stolen by window manager @cindex window manager, keys stolen by On graphical displays, the window manager might block some keyboard inputs, including @kbd{M-@key{TAB}}, @kbd{M-@key{SPC}}, @kbd{C-M-d} and @kbd{C-M-l}. If you have this problem, you can either customize -your window manager to not block those keys, or ``rebind'' the +your window manager to not block those keys, or rebind the affected Emacs commands (@pxref{Customization}). @cindex input event