GNU bug report logs - #41403
A more user-friendly version of GNU Emacs

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>, Andrew Goh <andrewgoh95 <at> yahoo.com.sg>, 41403 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#41403: A more user-friendly version of GNU Emacs
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:42:04 +0200

Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> writes:

>> I guess, the key, M-x.  The refcard assumes that people know what it
>> (meta) is.  It would probably good to explain it.
>
> Right, okay.  If that's it, I agree that it should probably be added.
>
> If we do that, we might as well explain that "C-" stands for "Ctrl" and
> "S-" stands for "Shift" while we're at it.  (If there's enough space.)

I don't think the refcard is the place to explain these keys -- the
refcard is for quick lookup when you know the basics.

The tutorial explains all this stuff, and that's the correct place, so
I'm closing this bug report.

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