From 8398176a70b7ba407d809666e41168bceac5e304 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 19:05:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Explain how ESC is different from META. --- man/commands.texi | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/commands.texi b/man/commands.texi index bb81fed9411..a751b9fbf16 100644 --- a/man/commands.texi +++ b/man/commands.texi @@ -76,10 +76,14 @@ key with some other primary purpose. Sometimes it is labeled it. If there is no @key{META} key, you can still 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}. @key{ESC} is allowed on terminals with -@key{META} keys, too, in case you have formed a habit of using it. +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}, which +modifies other characters, @key{ESC} is a separate character. You +don't hold down @key{ESC} while typing the next character; instead, +you press it and release it, then you enter the next character. +@key{ESC} is allowed on terminals with @key{META} keys, too, in case +you have formed a habit of using it. The X Window System provides several other modifier keys that can be applied to any input character. These are called @key{SUPER}, -- 2.39.2