From e92ecd426fb4242901113b7d59e8303be67bacd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 16:23:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document C-x @ feature. --- man/commands.texi | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/commands.texi b/man/commands.texi index d7bdb75ecb8..bb81fed9411 100644 --- a/man/commands.texi +++ b/man/commands.texi @@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ key bindings of Emacs do not include any characters with these modifiers. But you can assign them meanings of your own by customizing Emacs. + If your keyboard lacks one of these modifier keys, you can enter it +using @kbd{C-x @@}: @kbd{C-x @@ h} adds the ``hyper'' flag to the next +character, @kbd{C-x @@ s} adds the ``super'' flag, and @kbd{C-x @@ a} +adds the ``alt'' flag. For instance, @kbd{C-x @@ h C-a} is a way to +enter @kbd{Hyper-Control-a}. (Unfortunately there is no way to add +two modifiers by using @kbd{C-x @@} twice for the same character, +because the first one goes to work on the @kbd{C-x}.) + Keyboard input includes keyboard keys that are not characters at all: for example function keys and arrow keys. Mouse buttons are also outside the gamut of characters. You can modify these events with the -- 2.39.2