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#60741
29.0.60; 'M-c' shadowed in the minibuffer
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Reported by: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 19:58:01 UTC
Severity: normal
Fixed in version 29.0.60
Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.
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> Cc: "60741 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <60741 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
> Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 08:34:05 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
>
> * Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> [2023-01-18 21:48]:
> > > > 'M-c' is bound globally to 'capitalize-word', but this keybinding
> > > > is shadowed in the minibuffer, thus making it impossible to
> > > > capitalize words.
> >
> > Is this something new in Emacs 29? I don't see it
> > in previous versions (I don't have 29). What is
> > `M-c' bound to now in the minibuffer keymaps?
> >
> > Why should we lose this longstanding, useful key
> > binding? Users should be able to use most normal
> > editing keys in the minibuffer - it's first and
> > foremost an editing buffer.
>
> I use that key all the time in the minibuffer, and can't without
> it. I give you the practical example:
>
> - PDF book in Dired is called:
> 21252030 agenda for sustainable development web.pdf
>
> - I click and wish to index the book, so initial prompt for the title
> will be:
> 21252030 agenda for sustainable development web.pdf
>
> - I delete 21252030 with M-d and use M-c to get following:
> Agenda For Sustainable Development
>
> - then I press RET to record information
>
> Without M-c in minibuffer I would need to re-assign key binding.
>
> But it works, I did not know something changed.
You are barking up the wrong tree: Juri has _fixed_ this, didn't
_break_ this.
Please review the changeset before posting opinions about it.
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