From efaf8fa4f6b33b92a86362b1dd772c6ec4e01a98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:02:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Swapping keys): Xref for normal-erase-is-backspace-mode, not keyboard-translate. --- man/faq.texi | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/faq.texi b/man/faq.texi index f7efa3c8708..cb1ad231e50 100644 --- a/man/faq.texi +++ b/man/faq.texi @@ -4637,9 +4637,9 @@ Good question! @cindex Keys, swapping @cindex @code{keyboard-translate} -In Emacs 19, you can swap two keys (or key sequences) by using the -@code{keyboard-translate} function. For example, to turn @kbd{C-h} into -@key{DEL} and @key{DEL} to @kbd{C-h}, use +You can swap two keys (or key sequences) by using the +@code{keyboard-translate} function. For example, to turn @kbd{C-h} +into @key{DEL} and @key{DEL} to @kbd{C-h}, use @lisp (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?) ; translate `C-h' to DEL @@ -4651,6 +4651,11 @@ The first key sequence of the pair after the function identifies what is produced by the keyboard; the second, what is matched for in the keymaps. +However, in the specific case of @kbd{C-h} and @key{DEL}, you should +toggle @code{normal-erase-is-backspace-mode} instead of calling +@code{keyboard-translate}. @inforef{DEL Does Not Delete, DEL Does Not Delete, +emacs}. + Keyboard translations are not the same as key bindings in keymaps. Emacs contains numerous keymaps that apply in different situations, but there is only one set of keyboard translations, and it applies to every @@ -4659,8 +4664,6 @@ take place at the lowest level of input processing; the keys that are looked up in keymaps contain the characters that result from keyboard translation. -@inforef{Keyboard Translations, Keyboard Translations, emacs}. - @node Producing C-XXX with the keyboard, No Meta key, Swapping keys, Key bindings @section How do I produce C-XXX with my keyboard? @cindex Producing control characters -- 2.39.2