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bug#7803: 23.1; Need better definition of vector notation in define-key
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Larry Evans |
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bug#7803: 23.1; Need better definition of vector notation in define-key |
Date: |
Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:47:28 -0600 |
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On 01/07/11 17:09, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> <cppljevans@suddenlink.net> writes:
>
>> however, there's no explanation of what t in `[t]' can be.
>
> It is the symbol `t'.
>
>> Also, the phrase, 'default binding', implies there's a non-default
>> binding.
>
> The term `default binding' is explained in the same paragraph.
>
Ah, so when it says:
If KEY is `[t]', this sets the default binding in KEYMAP.
it means:
If the call to define-key is of the form:
(define-key KEYMAP [T] BINDING)
then this sets the default binding in KEYMAP to BINDING.
which, I guess means when the KEY argument is *not* in the form of
a vector, then it sets the non-default binding. OOPS, wait, that
doesn't make sense to me eithe because a default and non-default
bindings would mean pressing KEY or the event represented by KEY
has at least 2 meansing.
So, the paragraph is still unclear to me.
What am I missing?
-Larry