Commands}). You can also use @code{define-key}, a more general
function; then you must specify explicitly the map to change.
+ When choosing the key sequences for Lisp programs to rebind, please
+follow the Emacs conventions for use of various keys (@pxref{Key
+Binding Conventions}).
+
@cindex meta character key constants
@cindex control character key constants
In writing the key sequence to rebind, it is good to use the special
@code{C-H-left}. One advantage of such lists is that the precise
numeric codes for the modifier bits don't appear in compiled files.
- For the functions below, an error is signaled if @var{keymap} is not
-a keymap or if @var{key} is not a string or vector representing a key
-sequence. You can use event types (symbols) as shorthand for events
-that are lists. The @code{kbd} macro (@pxref{Key Sequences}) is a
-convenient way to specify the key sequence.
+ The functions below signal an error if @var{keymap} is not a keymap,
+or if @var{key} is not a string or vector representing a key sequence.
+You can use event types (symbols) as shorthand for events that are
+lists. The @code{kbd} macro (@pxref{Key Sequences}) is a convenient
+way to specify the key sequence.
@defun define-key keymap key binding
This function sets the binding for @var{key} in @var{keymap}. (If