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23.3; Time to use a different binding for completion?

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>
Cc: 8492 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
Subject: bug#8492: 23.3; Time to use a different binding for completion?
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 01:12:33 -0700

Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz> writes:

> You can already bind <tab> independently of TAB / C-i on graphical
> displays.

I didn't know that, thanks.

> IMHO there's very little point in trying to account for window
> managers using Ctrl or Meta.  That's inevitably going to be disruptive
> to Emacs users, and will most likely affect a lot more than just TAB.

I see your point.  Some bindings are indeed specific to this or that
window manager, and trying to accommodate for that sounds like a losing
battle.

But Alt+Tab specifically is pretty ubiquitous these days.

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