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(Changing Key Bindings): Cleanup.

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Add xref to Key Binding Conventions.
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Richard M. Stallman 2006-07-05 17:07:29 +00:00
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@ -1198,6 +1198,10 @@ convenient interfaces for these operations (@pxref{Key Binding
Commands}). You can also use @code{define-key}, a more general
function; then you must specify explicitly the map to change.
When choosing the key sequences for Lisp programs to rebind, please
follow the Emacs conventions for use of various keys (@pxref{Key
Binding Conventions}).
@cindex meta character key constants
@cindex control character key constants
In writing the key sequence to rebind, it is good to use the special
@ -1219,11 +1223,11 @@ key name). For example, @code{(control ?a)} is equivalent to
@code{C-H-left}. One advantage of such lists is that the precise
numeric codes for the modifier bits don't appear in compiled files.
For the functions below, an error is signaled if @var{keymap} is not
a keymap or if @var{key} is not a string or vector representing a key
sequence. You can use event types (symbols) as shorthand for events
that are lists. The @code{kbd} macro (@pxref{Key Sequences}) is a
convenient way to specify the key sequence.
The functions below signal an error if @var{keymap} is not a keymap,
or if @var{key} is not a string or vector representing a key sequence.
You can use event types (symbols) as shorthand for events that are
lists. The @code{kbd} macro (@pxref{Key Sequences}) is a convenient
way to specify the key sequence.
@defun define-key keymap key binding
This function sets the binding for @var{key} in @var{keymap}. (If