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author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2007-01-02 21:00:44 +0000 |
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committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2007-01-02 21:00:44 +0000 |
commit | 668ef058b81aea2d1dd12f428a83078268240d67 (patch) | |
tree | 6f37a2918c781d13332b3467a595d0c5ca036031 | |
parent | 3a8d6df34603848d7e55ed1834ea508ca40d26df (diff) |
(Windows Keyboard): Explain that Windows was incompatible
with Emacs, not vice versa.
-rw-r--r-- | man/msdog.texi | 13 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/man/msdog.texi b/man/msdog.texi index 69126dca20..a94fe7b712 100644 --- a/man/msdog.texi +++ b/man/msdog.texi @@ -334,11 +334,14 @@ directory, whereas @file{.emacs} does not. keyboard input in Emacs. @cindex MS-Windows keyboard shortcuts - Many key combinations (known as ``keyboard shortcuts'') that are in -widespread use in MS-Windows programs are taken by various Emacs -features. Examples include @kbd{C-C}, @kbd{C-X}, @kbd{C-Z}, -@kbd{C-A}, and @kbd{W-SPC}. You can get some of them back by turning -on CUA Mode (@pxref{CUA Bindings}). + Many key combinations (known as ``keyboard shortcuts'') that have +conventional uses in MS-Windows programs conflict with traditional +Emacs commands. This conflict arose because the designers of Windows +did not concern themselves with how Emacs used these characters. +Examples include @kbd{C-c}, @kbd{C-x}, @kbd{C-z}, @kbd{C-a}, and +@kbd{W-@key{SPC}}. You can redefine some of them with meanings more +like the MS-Windows meanings by enabling CUA Mode (@pxref{CUA +Bindings}). @kindex F10 @r{(MS-Windows)} @cindex menu bar access using keyboard @r{(MS-Windows)} |