From 7920598e80085f1a833647446d69c391930498b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Kim F. Storm" Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:03:50 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added more documentation for keypad package. --- etc/NEWS | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 01f42514c9d..6ee3556c76f 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -919,8 +919,27 @@ kill, copy, yank, and undo. If you want to use cua mode, but don't want the C-x, C-c, C-v, and C-z bindings, you may customize the `cua-enable-cua-keys' variable. -*** The new keypad setup package provides simplified configuration -of the numeric keypad which is available on most keyboards. +*** The new keypad setup package provides several common bindings for +the numeric keypad which is available on most keyboards. The numeric +keypad typically has the digits 0 to 9, a decimal point, keys marked ++, -, /, and *, an Enter key, and a NumLock toggle key. The keypad +package only controls the use of the digit and decimal keys. + +By customizing the variables `keypad-setup', `keypad-shifted-setup', +`keypad-numlock-setup', and `keypad-numlock-shifted-setup', or by +using the function `keypad-setup', you can rebind all digit keys and +the decimal key of the keypad in one step for each of the four +possible combinations of the Shift key state (not pressed/pressed) and +the NumLock toggle state (off/on). + +The choices for the keypad keys in each of the above states are: +`Plain numeric keypad' where the keys generates plain digits, +`Numeric keypad with decimal key' where the character produced by the +decimal key can be customized individually (for internationalization), +`Numeric Prefix Arg' where the keypad keys produce numeric prefix args +for emacs editing commands, `Cursor keys' and `Shifted Cursor keys' +where the keys work like (shifted) arrow keys, home/end, etc., and +`Remove Bindings' where all bindings for the keypad keys are removed. *** The new kmacro package provides a simpler user interface to emacs' keyboard macro facilities. -- 2.39.5