GNU bug report logs - #17362
24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>'

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:31:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.4.50

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

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From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 17362 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17362: 24.4.50; inconsistent key notation: `ESC' vs `<ESC>'
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:49:38 +0200

> Emacs manual: contrast node `Menu Bar' with node `Quitting'.  The former
> writes `ESC ESC ESC'; the latter writes `<ESC> <ESC> <ESC>'.
>
> IMO, the former is preferable.  (Note that (kbd "ESC") and (kbd "<ESC>")
> both act the same, however.)

I'd also prefer "ESC" over "<ESC>" but then other strings like
"<TAB>", "<SPC>", "<RET>" or "<DEL>" should also be changed
accordingly.

-- 
Dani Moncayo
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