inactive, you can type @kbd{C-x 8 [} for @t{‘}, @kbd{C-x 8 ]} for
@t{’}, @kbd{C-x 8 @{} for @t{“}, and @kbd{C-x 8 @}} for @t{”}.
@xref{Inserting Text}. Note that the value of
-@code{electric-quote-chars} does not affect these keybindings, they
-are not keybindings of @code{electric-quote-mode} but bound in
+@code{electric-quote-chars} does not affect these key bindings, they
+are not key bindings of @code{electric-quote-mode} but bound in
@code{global-map}.
@node Filling
one, and similarly for the left, up, and down counterparts.
@code{windmove-default-keybindings} binds these commands to
@kbd{S-right} etc.; doing so disables shift selection for those keys
-(@pxref{Shift Selection}). In the same way as keybindings can be
+(@pxref{Shift Selection}). In the same way as key bindings can be
defined for commands that select windows directionally, you can use
@code{windmove-display-default-keybindings} to define keybindings for
commands that specify in what direction to display the window for the
@code{windmove-delete-default-keybindings} to define keybindings for
commands that delete windows directionally, and
@code{windmove-swap-states-default-keybindings} that defines
-keybindings for commands that swap the window contents of the selected
+key bindings for commands that swap the window contents of the selected
window with the window in the specified direction.
The command @kbd{M-x compare-windows} lets you compare the text
* Text and Auto-fill:: Automatically wrap lines.
* Mail Aliases:: Use abbreviations for email addresses.
* Indent Tabs Mode:: Don't use tabs with @TeX{}
-* Keybindings:: Create some personal keybindings.
+* Key Bindings:: Create some personal key bindings.
* Keymaps:: More about key binding.
* Loading Files:: Load (i.e., evaluate) files automatically.
* Autoload:: Make functions available.
three sentences. (Since @code{multiply-by-seven} is not bound to a key,
it could not be used as an example of key binding.)
-(@xref{Keybindings, , Some Keybindings}, to learn how to bind a command
+(@xref{Key Bindings, , Some Key Bindings}, to learn how to bind a command
to a key.)
A @dfn{prefix argument} is passed to an interactive function by typing the
@end ifinfo
@need 1000
-If you wish, you can also install this keybinding by evaluating it:
+If you wish, you can also install this key binding by evaluating it:
@smallexample
(global-set-key "\C-c=" '@value{COUNT-WORDS})
@need 800
@noindent
-Let's re-use @kbd{C-c =} as a convenient keybinding:
+Let's re-use @kbd{C-c =} as a convenient key binding:
@smallexample
(global-set-key "\C-c=" 'count-words-defun)
Now we can try out @code{count-words-defun}: install both
@code{count-words-in-defun} and @code{count-words-defun}, and set the
-keybinding. Then copy the following to an Emacs Lisp buffer (like,
+key binding. Then copy the following to an Emacs Lisp buffer (like,
for instance, @file{*scratch*}), place the cursor within the
definition, and use the @kbd{C-c =} command.
and then typing @key{RET}. This causes Emacs to evaluate the
expression in the minibuffer, but to use as the value of point the
position of point in the @file{*scratch*} buffer. (@kbd{M-:} is the
-keybinding for @code{eval-expression}. Also, @code{nil} does not
+key binding for @code{eval-expression}. Also, @code{nil} does not
appear in the @file{*scratch*} buffer since the expression is
evaluated in the minibuffer.)
* Text and Auto-fill:: Automatically wrap lines.
* Mail Aliases:: Use abbreviations for email addresses.
* Indent Tabs Mode:: Don't use tabs with @TeX{}
-* Keybindings:: Create some personal keybindings.
+* Key Bindings:: Create some personal key bindings.
* Keymaps:: More about key binding.
* Loading Files:: Load (i.e., evaluate) files automatically.
* Autoload:: Make functions available.
@end iftex
@need 1700
-@node Keybindings
-@section Some Keybindings
+@node Key Bindings
+@section Some Key Bindings
-Now for some personal keybindings:
+Now for some personal key bindings:
@smallexample
@group
@cindex Key setting globally
@findex global-set-key
The command is @code{global-set-key}. It is followed by the
-keybinding. In a @file{.emacs} file, the keybinding is written as
+key binding. In a @file{.emacs} file, the keybinding is written as
shown: @code{\C-c} stands for Control-C, which means to press the
control key and the @kbd{c} key at the same time. The @code{w} means
-to press the @kbd{w} key. The keybinding is surrounded by double
+to press the @kbd{w} key. The key binding is surrounded by double
quotation marks. In documentation, you would write this as
@w{@kbd{C-c w}}. (If you were binding a @key{META} key, such as
@kbd{M-c}, rather than a @key{CTRL} key, you would write
These three things, the double quotation marks, the backslash before
the @samp{C}, and the single-quote are necessary parts of
-keybinding that I tend to forget. Fortunately, I have come to
+key binding that I tend to forget. Fortunately, I have come to
remember that I should look at my existing @file{.emacs} file, and
adapt what is there.
-As for the keybinding itself: @kbd{C-c w}. This combines the prefix
+As for the key binding itself: @kbd{C-c w}. This combines the prefix
key, @kbd{C-c}, with a single character, in this case, @kbd{w}. This
set of keys, @kbd{C-c} followed by a single character, is strictly
reserved for individuals' own use. (I call these @dfn{own} keys, since
these are for my own use.) You should always be able to create such a
-keybinding for your own use without stomping on someone else's
-keybinding. If you ever write an extension to Emacs, please avoid
+key binding for your own use without stomping on someone else's
+key binding. If you ever write an extension to Emacs, please avoid
taking any of these keys for public use. Create a key like @kbd{C-c
C-w} instead. Otherwise, we will run out of own keys.
@need 1250
-Here is another keybinding, with a comment:
+Here is another key binding, with a comment:
@smallexample
@group
-;;; Keybinding for 'occur'
+;;; Key binding for 'occur'
; I use occur a lot, so let's bind it to a key:
(global-set-key "\C-co" 'occur)
@end group
@cindex Rebinding keys
Emacs uses @dfn{keymaps} to record which keys call which commands.
-When you use @code{global-set-key} to set the keybinding for a single
-command in all parts of Emacs, you are specifying the keybinding in
+When you use @code{global-set-key} to set the key binding for a single
+command in all parts of Emacs, you are specifying the key binding in
@code{current-global-map}.
Specific modes, such as C mode or Text mode, have their own keymaps;
@end smallexample
@need 1250
-Now for the keybinding.
+Now for the key binding.
Function keys as well as mouse button events and non-@sc{ascii}
characters are written within square brackets, without quotation
@key{CTRL} key appears in an awkward spot rather than at the far left
of the home row.
-Usually, when people fix these sorts of keybindings, they do not
+Usually, when people fix these sorts of key bindings, they do not
change their @file{~/.emacs} file. Instead, they bind the proper keys
on their consoles with the @code{loadkeys} or @code{install-keymap}
commands in their boot script and then include @code{xmodmap} commands
terminal-local variable @code{overriding-terminal-local-map} specifies
a keymap that takes precedence over @emph{all} other keymaps
(including @code{overriding-local-map}); this is normally used for
-modal/transient keybindings (the function @code{set-transient-map}
+modal/transient key bindings (the function @code{set-transient-map}
provides a convenient interface for this). @xref{Controlling Active
Maps}, for details.
redefines the first (leftmost) mouse button, entered with the Meta key, to
set point where you click.
-@cindex non-@acronym{ASCII} text in keybindings
+@cindex non-@acronym{ASCII} text in key bindings
Be careful when using non-@acronym{ASCII} text characters in Lisp
specifications of keys to bind. If these are read as multibyte text, as
they usually will be in a Lisp file (@pxref{Loading Non-ASCII}), you
a particular Lisp file to be interpreted as unibyte by writing
@samp{coding: raw-text} in a local variables section. With
that designator, the file will unconditionally be interpreted as
-unibyte. This can matter when making keybindings to
+unibyte. This can matter when making key bindings to
non-@acronym{ASCII} characters written as @code{?v@var{literal}}.
@node Autoload
@defvar multi-query-replace-map
This variable holds a keymap that extends @code{query-replace-map} by
-providing additional keybindings that are useful in multi-buffer
+providing additional key bindings that are useful in multi-buffer
replacements. The additional bindings are:
@table @code
@chapter @ede{} Project Concepts
@ede{} is a generic interface for managing projects. It specifies a
-single set of menus and keybindings, while supporting multiple ways to
+single set of menus and key bindings, while supporting multiple ways to
express a project via a build system.
In the subsequent chapters, we will describe the different project
Activating @ede{} adds a menu named @samp{Development} to the menu
bar. This menu provides several menu items for high-level @ede{}
-commands. These menu items, and their corresponding keybindings, are
+commands. These menu items, and their corresponding key bindings, are
independent of the type of project you are actually working on.
@node Quick Start
@code{dired} directory buffer.
Note: If for some reason a directory list buffer, or file does not have the
-@samp{Project} menu item, or if @ede{} keybindings don't work, just
+@samp{Project} menu item, or if @ede{} key bindings don't work, just
use @kbd{M-x revert-buffer @key{RET}} to force a refresh. Sometimes
creating a new project doesn't restart buffers correctly.
@menu
* Development Overview::
* Detecting a Project::
-* User interface methods:: Methods associated with keybindings
+* User interface methods:: Methods associated with key bindings
* Base project methods:: The most basic methods on @ede{} objects.
* Sourcecode objects:: Defining new sourcecode classes.
* Compiler and Linker objects:: Defining new compilers and linkers.
@node CUA
@subsection Standard Windows key bindings
@findex cua-mode
-@cindex CUA keybindings
+@cindex CUA key bindings
@cindex shift key, selecting with
-@cindex standard Windows keybindings
+@cindex standard Windows key bindings
@cindex paste with C-v
@cindex cut with C-x
@cindex copy with C-c
@cindex C-x to cut
@cindex C-v to paste
-The keybindings of Emacs predate modern GUIs, and the keys that were
+The key bindings of Emacs predate modern GUIs, and the keys that were
chosen by later GUIs for cut and copy were given important functions
as extended keymaps in Emacs. CUA mode attempts to let both bindings
co-exist by defining C-x and C-c as @code{kill-region} and
(gnus-group-jump-to-group "nndraft:drafts")))
@end lisp
-On keys reserved for users in Emacs and on keybindings in general
+On keys reserved for users in Emacs and on key bindings in general
@xref{Keymaps, Keymaps, , emacs, The Emacs Editor}.
@item ^
@subsection Server Commands
@cindex server commands
-The following keybinding are available in the server buffer. Be aware
+The following key binding are available in the server buffer. Be aware
that some of the commands will only work on servers that you've added
through this interface (with @kbd{a}), not with servers you've defined
in your init files.
@node Debugging IDL Programs
@section Debugging IDL Programs
@cindex Debugging
-@cindex Keybindings for debugging
+@cindex Key bindings for debugging
@cindex Toolbar
Programs can be compiled, run, and debugged directly from the source
@end example
@vindex ido-setup-hook
-To modify the keybindings, use the @code{ido-setup-hook}. For example:
+To modify the key bindings, use the @code{ido-setup-hook}. For example:
@example
(add-hook 'ido-setup-hook 'ido-my-keys)
(defun ido-my-keys ()
- "Add my keybindings for Ido."
+ "Add my key bindings for Ido."
(define-key ido-completion-map " " 'ido-next-match))
@end example
Octave mode, which is derived from the standard Comint mode, a major
mode for interacting with an inferior interpreter. See the
documentation for @code{comint-mode} for more details, and use
-@kbd{C-h b} to find out about available special keybindings.
+@kbd{C-h b} to find out about available special key bindings.
You can also communicate with an inferior Octave process from within
files with Octave code (i.e., buffers in Octave mode), using the
@node Keystrokes
@chapter Keystroke Reference
-@file{remember.el} defines the following keybindings by default:
+@file{remember.el} defines the following key bindings by default:
@table @kbd
@item C-c , @key{SPC}
Display a list of possible completions for the symbol at point
(@code{semantic-complete-analyze-inline}). This also activates a
-special set of keybindings for choosing a completion: @key{RET}
+special set of key bindings for choosing a completion: @key{RET}
accepts the current completion, @kbd{M-n} and @kbd{M-p} cycle through
possible completions, @key{TAB} completes as far as possible and then
cycles, and @kbd{C-g} or any other key aborts the completion.
Semantic Idle Completions mode is a minor mode for performing
@dfn{code completions} during idle time. The completions are
-displayed inline, with keybindings that allow you to cycle through
+displayed inline, with key bindings that allow you to cycle through
different alternatives.
Semantic Idle Completions mode performs completion based on the
@end example
@noindent
-While the completion is being displayed, the following keybindings
+While the completion is being displayed, the following key bindings
take effect:
@table @kbd
This command is bound to @kbd{C-c , @key{SPC}} when Semantic mode is
enabled (@pxref{Semantic mode user commands}). It displays a list of
possible completions for the symbol at point, and activates a special
-set of keybindings for choosing a completion.
+set of key bindings for choosing a completion.
You can type @key{RET} to accept the current completion, @kbd{M-n} and
@kbd{M-p} to cycle through the possible completions, @key{TAB} to
The commands to display symbol references are @kbd{C-c , g}
(@code{semantic-symref-symbol} and @kbd{C-c , G}
-(@code{semantic-symref}). These keybindings are available whenever
+(@code{semantic-symref}). These key bindings are available whenever
Semantic mode is enabled (@pxref{Semantic mode user commands}).
@deffn Command semantic-symref-symbol sym
@bye
@c LocalWords: speedbar's xref slowbar kbd subsubsection
-@c LocalWords: keybindings
The most important key is bound to @code{srecode-insert} which is
@kbd{C-c / /}, or @kbd{@key{INSERT} @key{INSERT}}. @ref{Quick Start}.
-Major keybindings are:
+Major key bindings are:
@table @kbd
@item C-c / /
Insert a template whose name is typed into the minibuffer.
@item C-c / <lower case letter>
Reserved for direct binding of simple templates to keys using a
-keybinding command in the template file.
+key binding command in the template file.
@item C-c / <upper case letter>
Reserved for template applications (Such as comment or get/set inserter.)
@item C-c / E
(setq tab-width 8
;; this will make sure spaces are used instead of tabs
indent-tabs-mode nil)
- ;; keybindings for VHDL are put in vhdl-mode-map
+ ;; key bindings for VHDL are put in vhdl-mode-map
(define-key vhdl-mode-map "\C-m" 'newline-and-indent)
)
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