GNU bug report logs - #29430
26.0.90; C-M-backspace is undefined

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Devon Sean McCullough <Emacs-Hacker2017 <at> jovi.net>

Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 19:13:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 37447

Found in versions 26.0.90, 26.3

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 29430 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Devon Sean McCullough <Emacs-Hacker2017 <at> jovi.net>
Cc: 29430 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: bug#29430: 26.0.90; C-M-backspace is undefined
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 18:14:08 -0500

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  > (unless (eq 'ns (window-system))
  >   ;; These were once dangerous in various situations,
  >   ;; so let's not encourage just anyone to use them.
  >   (define-key global-map [C-M-delete] 'backward-kill-sexp)
  >   (define-key global-map [C-M-backspace] 'backward-kill-sexp))

It is not just on NextStep.
I think I saw one of these kill X windows on GNU/Linux.

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