GNU bug report logs - #13510
24.3.50; `report-emacs-bug' binds `C-c m', which is reserved for users

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:58:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 13510-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 13510-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13510: 24.3.50;
	`report-emacs-bug' binds `C-c m', which is reserved for users
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:41:40 +0800

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

> This code in `report-emacs-bug' violates the convention set forth in
> (elisp) `Key Binding Conventions', which reserves `C-c' plus a
> letter for users:
>  
> (define-key (current-local-map) "\C-cm"
>      'report-emacs-bug-insert-to-mailer)

This is indeed a mistake.  Since this bug was introduced in Emacs 24.1,
it is a regression against Emacs 23; I went ahead and fixed it in the
emacs-24 branch, with the new binding C-c M-i.
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