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* objects.texi (Meta-Char Syntax): Add xref to Strings of Events.
author | Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> |
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date | Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:08:25 +0000 |
parents | 84a4c82c2b71 |
children | 16b0f9d4c0c5 |
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--- a/doc/lispref/objects.texi Thu Aug 13 17:02:46 2009 +0000 +++ b/doc/lispref/objects.texi Thu Aug 13 18:08:25 2009 +0000 @@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ bit attached to an @acronym{ASCII} character indicates a meta character; thus, the meta characters that can fit in a string have codes in the range from 128 to 255, and are the meta versions of the -ordinary @acronym{ASCII} characters. (In Emacs versions 18 and older, -this convention was used for characters outside of strings as well.) +ordinary @acronym{ASCII} characters. @xref{Strings of Events}, for +details about @key{META}-handling in strings. The read syntax for meta characters uses @samp{\M-}. For example, @samp{?\M-A} stands for @kbd{M-A}. You can use @samp{\M-} together with