From 17d4b8cea3907ebd67b7575c8ccb58ef8f0c1d4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 07:52:50 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify which letters in C-c LETTER are reserved for users. --- lispref/tips.texi | 17 +++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/lispref/tips.texi b/lispref/tips.texi index 2aead6be817..4eb0e3f7005 100644 --- a/lispref/tips.texi +++ b/lispref/tips.texi @@ -129,16 +129,17 @@ name that ends in @samp{-flag}. @cindex reserved keys @cindex keys, reserved Please do not define @kbd{C-c @var{letter}} as a key in your major -modes. These sequences are reserved for users; they are the -@strong{only} sequences reserved for users, so do not block them. +modes. Sequences consisting of @kbd{C-c} and a letter (either upper +or lower case) are reserved for users; they are the @strong{only} +sequences reserved for users, so do not block them. -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 Emacs major modes to respect this convention was a +lot of work; abandoning this convention would make that work go to +waste, and inconvenience users. Please comply with it. -Changing all the Emacs major modes to follow this convention was a lot -of work. Abandoning this convention would make that work go to waste, -and inconvenience users. +@item +Sequences consisting of @kbd{C-c} followed by a control character or a +digit are reserved for major modes. @item Sequences consisting of @kbd{C-c} followed by @kbd{@{}, @kbd{@}}, -- 2.39.2