GNU bug report logs - #39254
26.3 and 27.0.50; The manual is inconsistent about the <Alt> modifier and C-x 8

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From: jorge+list <at> disroot.org (Jorge P. de Morais Neto)
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 26.3 and 27.0.50;
 The manual is inconsistent about the <Alt> modifier and C-x 8
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:42:59 -0300

Hi.  The manual section [[info:emacs#Modifier Keys]] says "the standard
key bindings in Emacs do not include any characters with these modifiers"
(referring to <Super>, <Hyper> and <Alt>).  However,
[[info:emacs#Inserting Text]] says "a working Alt key acts like `C-x
8'".  Also, the wording in the latter manual section makes it seem that
any key sequence starting with the `C-x 8' prefix works with <Alt>, but,
according to my testing (with C-x @ a), that does not hold for `C-x 8
RET'.

This occurs on Emacs 26.3 and 27.0.50, both installed via an updated
Guix on Debian buster.

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Message #10 received at 39254-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: jorge+list <at> disroot.org (Jorge P. de Morais Neto)
Cc: 39254-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39254: 26.3 and 27.0.50;
 The manual is inconsistent about the <Alt> modifier and C-x 8
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:13:54 +0200

> From: jorge+list <at> disroot.org (Jorge P. de Morais Neto)
> Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:42:59 -0300
> 
> Hi.  The manual section [[info:emacs#Modifier Keys]] says "the standard
> key bindings in Emacs do not include any characters with these modifiers"
> (referring to <Super>, <Hyper> and <Alt>).  However,
> [[info:emacs#Inserting Text]] says "a working Alt key acts like `C-x
> 8'".  Also, the wording in the latter manual section makes it seem that
> any key sequence starting with the `C-x 8' prefix works with <Alt>, but,
> according to my testing (with C-x @ a), that does not hold for `C-x 8
> RET'.

Thanks, I fixed these inaccuracies.

Message #13 received at 39254-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jorge P. de Morais Neto <jorge+list <at> disroot.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 39254-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39254: 26.3 and 27.0.50; The manual is inconsistent about
 the <Alt> modifier and C-x 8
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 08:36:05 -0300

Em [2020-01-24 sex 10:13:54+0200], Eli Zaretskii escreveu:

> Thanks, I fixed these inaccuracies.

Thank you very much!
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