GNU bug report logs - #6334
24.0.50; both examples in (elisp) Defining Minor Modes raise an error

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 21:44:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #28 received at 6334 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Štěpán Němec <stepnem <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 6334 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6334: 24.0.50; both examples in (elisp) Defining Minor Modes 
	raise an error
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:08:19 +0200

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 19:00, Štěpán Němec <stepnem <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> Note we're
> talking about the DEL _character_, not the key labeled Del(ete).

The "control delete" bit on the docstring makes me think of pressing
the keys labeled Ctrl and Del, not Ctrl + Backspace...

> (also note that
> the example speaks about deleting all _preceding_ whitespace).

...but I suspect you're right. I'll change it to C-backspace /
C-M-backspace, if everybody thinks these are the right keybindings.

> But it's only an example, so all this perhaps doesn't matter. I just
> thought I'd mention the semantic shift introduced by the change, sorry.

No, thanks for bringing this up.

    Juanma
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