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master be779cf: Improve indexing of modifier keys
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Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
master be779cf: Improve indexing of modifier keys |
Date: |
Sat, 23 Nov 2019 06:38:42 -0500 (EST) |
branch: master
commit be779cf7b4e513709cef94d7e04d40887b6bdfb2
Author: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
Commit: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
Improve indexing of modifier keys
* doc/emacs/commands.texi (User Input): Add index entry for
the Alt key serving as Meta.
* doc/emacs/custom.texi (Modifier Keys): Add index entries for
Alt, Super, and Hyper modifier keys. (Bug#38315)
---
doc/emacs/commands.texi | 3 +++
doc/emacs/custom.texi | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/emacs/commands.texi b/doc/emacs/commands.texi
index 5eb3b30..a107b89 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/commands.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/commands.texi
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ are certain characters found on non-English keyboards
@cindex C-
@cindex META
@cindex M-
+@cindex Alt key, serving as Meta
Emacs also recognizes control characters that are entered using
@dfn{modifier keys}. Two commonly-used modifier keys are
@key{Control} (usually labeled @key{Ctrl}), and @key{Meta} (usually
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ next character; instead, press @key{ESC} and release it, then
enter
the next character. This feature is useful on certain text terminals
where the @key{Meta} key does not function reliably.
+ Emacs supports 3 additional modifier keys, see @ref{Modifier Keys}.
+
@cindex keys stolen by window manager
@cindex window manager, keys stolen by
On graphical displays, the window manager might block some keyboard
diff --git a/doc/emacs/custom.texi b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
index 492e15c..d1cbb29 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/custom.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
@@ -1919,6 +1919,12 @@ characters case-sensitive (even on non-graphical frames)
when you
customize Emacs. For instance, you could make @kbd{M-a} and @kbd{M-A}
run different commands.
+@cindex Alt, modifier key
+@cindex Super, modifier key
+@cindex Hyper, modifier key
+@cindex s-
+@cindex H-
+@cindex A-
Although only the @key{Control} and @key{Meta} modifier keys are
commonly used, Emacs supports three other modifier keys. These are
called @key{Super}, @key{Hyper}, and @key{Alt}. Few terminals provide
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