GNU bug report logs - #1111
describe-key's key notation display inconsistency

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Message #19 received at 1111 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: xah lee <xah <at> xahlee.org>, 1111 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Subject: Re: bug#1111: describe-key's key notation display inconsistency
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:03:42 -0400

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> I've said before (not in this thread, most likely)
> that I think that the Emacs manuals should use the
> exact same notation that Emacs itself uses
> interactively.
>
> That means the manuals should use <C-return>, not
> C-<return>.  But they don't.

Having Emacs print C-<return>, as suggested in the OP, would also solve
the consistency, yes?  I think it's a bit more readable, so I would be
in favour of that.

> ---
>
> FWIW, I've also argued that we do not need
> angle-bracket notation at all.  We can drop it and
> still be completely unambiguous and consistent.

That assumes all function key names are longer than one letter, right?

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