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24.5; Elisp manual explanation of `function-key-map' and its inheritors

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 27490 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: bug#27490: 24.5; Elisp manual explanation of `function-key-map' and its inheritors
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 20:54:11 +0300

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> Cc: drew.adams <at> oracle.com,  27490 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 19:31:45 +0200
> 
> >> The only way to affect the behavior of keys within Emacs is through
> >> @code{xmodmap} (outside Emacs) or @code{define-key} (inside Emacs).  The
> >> @code{define-key} command should be used in conjunction with the
> >> @code{function-key-map} map.  For instance,
> >> 
> >> @lisp
> >> (define-key function-key-map [M-@key{TAB}] [?\M-\t])
> >> @end lisp
> >
> > Where did you find this?  I must be blind, because I don't see this
> > passage in the manual.
> 
> It's in the "X key translations for Emacs" node in misc/efaq.texi, which
> I guess isn't part of the manual.

Ah, okay.  Yes, that part of the FAQ is obsolete and should be fixed.

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