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27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings

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Message #14 received at 37485 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 37485 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37485: 27.0.50; C-m in describe-bindings
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:16:25 +0200

On Sep 23 2019, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> wrote:

> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>>> C-c RET b	mml-attach-buffer
>>> C-c RET c	Prefix Command
>>> 
>>> I know that `C-m' and RET is the same key binding, but I also think that
>>> when this key is used as a prefix key, I don't think anybody has ever
>>> wanted that to be RET instead of `C-m'.
>>
>> It's a key you press, so I think it's a Good Thing that we use RET
>> here.
>
> I'm not sure I understand...
>
> Both RET and C-m are keys we press, but the intended (both mnemonic and
> ergonomic) key stroke here is `C-c C-m c' (etc) and not the awkward `C-c
> RET c'.

C-m and RET are one and the same.  You are probably confusing it with
<return>.

Andreas.

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