# HG changeset patch # User Richard M. Stallman # Date 822767537 0 # Node ID 289506921917e7f8cedf76f4b448b63698c331b7 # Parent c977e0ae56b4f30bbf33f321b4453ccc1c589e81 Clarify key sequence usage conventions. diff -r c977e0ae56b4 -r 289506921917 lispref/tips.texi --- a/lispref/tips.texi Sat Jan 27 18:30:30 1996 +0000 +++ b/lispref/tips.texi Sat Jan 27 18:32:17 1996 +0000 @@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ @strong{only} sequences reserved for users, so we cannot do without them. -Instead, define sequences consisting of @kbd{C-c} followed by a -non-letter. These sequences are reserved for major modes. +Instead, define sequences consisting of @kbd{C-c} followed by a control +character, a digit, or certain punctuation characters. These sequences +are reserved for major modes. Changing all the major modes in Emacs 18 so they would follow this convention was a lot of work. Abandoning this convention would make