GNU bug report logs - #70596
30.0.50; key-translate returns error for key sequences with punctuation marks

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Alexander Prähauser <ahprae <at> protonmail.com>

Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:31:07 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 30.0.50

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

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From: Alexander Prähauser <ahprae <at> protonmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 70596 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#70596: 30.0.50; key-translate returns error for key sequences with punctuation marks
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:47:18 +0000

"Eli Zaretskii" <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

Ah, I see. Then I guess you can close this report. So is there no way to
translate C-. into C-g?

>> Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 09:24:58 +0000
>> From: Alexander Prähauser <ahprae <at> protonmail.com>
>> Cc: 70596 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>>
>> "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>>
>> I see. But shouldn't (key-valid-p "C-.") return nil then?
>
> No, because it's a valid key (but not a valid character).
>
> Not every key is a character.  In fact, most keys are not valid
> characters, because they name GUI function keys, like <Delete>.
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