Fix bug #17362 with inconsistent usage of @key and @kbd, and key names.

 doc/emacs/trouble.texi (Quitting, DEL Does Not Delete, Emergency Escape)
 (Bug Criteria): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.  (Bug#17362)
 doc/emacs/text.texi (Words, Pages, Foldout, HTML Mode): Fix usage of @kbd
 and @key.
 doc/emacs/search.texi (Special Isearch, Regexp Search): Fix usage of @kbd
 and @key.
 doc/emacs/screen.texi (Echo Area, Menu Bar): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/rmail.texi (Rmail Scrolling): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/programs.texi (Hungry Delete, Other C Commands): Fix usage of
 @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/picture-xtra.texi (Insert in Picture): Fix usage of @kbd and
 @key.
 doc/emacs/mule.texi (Unibyte Mode, Bidirectional Editing): Fix usage of
 @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/msdog.texi (Windows Keyboard, Windows Processes): Fix usage of
 @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/msdog-xtra.texi (MS-DOS Keyboard, MS-DOS Printing)
 (MS-DOS Processes): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/misc.texi (Shell Ring, Printing Package): Fix usage of @kbd and
 @key.
 doc/emacs/mini.texi (Completion Commands, Minibuffer History): Fix usage
 of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/kmacro.texi (Keyboard Macro Step-Edit): Fix usage of @kbd and
 @key.
 doc/emacs/killing.texi (Deletion, Rectangles, CUA Bindings): Fix usage of
 @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/indent.texi (Indentation Commands): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/help.texi (Help Mode, Misc Help): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/glossary.texi (Glossary): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/frames.texi (Speedbar): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/files.texi (Misc File Ops, File Name Cache, File Conveniences)
 (Filesets): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/display.texi (View Mode): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/dired.texi (Image-Dired): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/custom.texi (Modifier Keys, Function Keys, Named ASCII Chars)
 (Init Syntax): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/commands.texi (User Input): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/calendar.texi (Counting Days, General Calendar): Fix usage of
 @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/building.texi (Threads Buffer): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
 doc/emacs/buffers.texi (Select Buffer, Icomplete): Fix usage of @kbd and
 @key.
 doc/emacs/basic.texi (Inserting Text, Erasing, Arguments): Fix usage of
 @kbd and @key.

28 files changed, 244 insertions, 169 deletions

diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index 1e002127be..65847ebac8 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,76 @@
+2014-04-29  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
+
+	* trouble.texi (Quitting, DEL Does Not Delete, Emergency Escape)
+	(Bug Criteria): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.  (Bug#17362)
+
+	* text.texi (Words, Pages, Foldout, HTML Mode): Fix usage of @kbd
+	and @key.
+
+	* search.texi (Special Isearch, Regexp Search): Fix usage of @kbd
+	and @key.
+
+	* screen.texi (Echo Area, Menu Bar): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* rmail.texi (Rmail Scrolling): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* programs.texi (Hungry Delete, Other C Commands): Fix usage of
+	@kbd and @key.
+
+	* picture-xtra.texi (Insert in Picture): Fix usage of @kbd and
+	@key.
+
+	* mule.texi (Unibyte Mode, Bidirectional Editing): Fix usage of
+	@kbd and @key.
+
+	* msdog.texi (Windows Keyboard, Windows Processes): Fix usage of
+	@kbd and @key.
+
+	* msdog-xtra.texi (MS-DOS Keyboard, MS-DOS Printing)
+	(MS-DOS Processes): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* misc.texi (Shell Ring, Printing Package): Fix usage of @kbd and
+	@key.
+
+	* mini.texi (Completion Commands, Minibuffer History): Fix usage
+	of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* kmacro.texi (Keyboard Macro Step-Edit): Fix usage of @kbd and
+	@key.
+
+	* killing.texi (Deletion, Rectangles, CUA Bindings): Fix usage of
+	@kbd and @key.
+
+	* indent.texi (Indentation Commands): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* help.texi (Help Mode, Misc Help): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* glossary.texi (Glossary): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* frames.texi (Speedbar): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* files.texi (Misc File Ops, File Name Cache, File Conveniences)
+	(Filesets): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* display.texi (View Mode): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* dired.texi (Image-Dired): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* custom.texi (Modifier Keys, Function Keys, Named ASCII Chars)
+	(Init Syntax): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* commands.texi (User Input): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* calendar.texi (Counting Days, General Calendar): Fix usage of
+	@kbd and @key.
+
+	* building.texi (Threads Buffer): Fix usage of @kbd and @key.
+
+	* buffers.texi (Select Buffer, Icomplete): Fix usage of @kbd and
+	@key.
+
+	* basic.texi (Inserting Text, Erasing, Arguments): Fix usage of
+	@kbd and @key.
+
 2014-04-26  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
 
 	* sending.texi (Mail Signature): Document signature variables used
diff --git a/doc/emacs/basic.texi b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
index c5ded11c62..3e8129c9d5 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/basic.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ instead of shoving it to the right.  @xref{Minor Modes}.
 @findex quoted-insert
   Only graphic characters can be inserted by typing the associated
 key; other keys act as editing commands and do not insert themselves.
-For instance, @kbd{DEL} runs the command @code{delete-backward-char}
+For instance, @key{DEL} runs the command @code{delete-backward-char}
 by default (some modes bind it to a different command); it does not
 insert a literal @samp{DEL} character (@acronym{ASCII} character code
 127).
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ moves down into it.
 
 @table @kbd
 @item @key{DEL}
-@itemx @key{Backspace}
+@itemx @key{BACKSPACE}
 Delete the character before point, or the region if it is active
 (@code{delete-backward-char}).
 
@@ -394,20 +394,20 @@ the preceding newline, joining this line to the previous one.
   If, however, the region is active, @kbd{@key{DEL}} instead deletes
 the text in the region.  @xref{Mark}, for a description of the region.
 
-  On most keyboards, @key{DEL} is labeled @key{Backspace}, but we
+  On most keyboards, @key{DEL} is labeled @key{BACKSPACE}, but we
 refer to it as @key{DEL} in this manual.  (Do not confuse @key{DEL}
 with the @key{Delete} key; we will discuss @key{Delete} momentarily.)
 On some text terminals, Emacs may not recognize the @key{DEL} key
 properly.  @xref{DEL Does Not Delete}, if you encounter this problem.
 
-  The @key{delete} (@code{delete-forward-char}) command deletes in the
+  The @key{Delete} (@code{delete-forward-char}) command deletes in the
 ``opposite direction'': it deletes the character after point, i.e., the
 character under the cursor.  If point was at the end of a line, this
 joins the following line onto this one.  Like @kbd{@key{DEL}}, it
 deletes the text in the region if the region is active (@pxref{Mark}).
 
   @kbd{C-d} (@code{delete-char}) deletes the character after point,
-similar to @key{delete}, but regardless of whether the region is
+similar to @key{Delete}, but regardless of whether the region is
 active.
 
   @xref{Deletion}, for more detailed information about the above
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ M-5 C-n
 moves down five lines.  The keys @kbd{M-1}, @kbd{M-2}, and so on, as
 well as @kbd{M--}, are bound to commands (@code{digit-argument} and
 @code{negative-argument}) that set up an argument for the next
-command.  @kbd{Meta--} without digits normally means @minus{}1.
+command.  @kbd{M--} without digits normally means @minus{}1.
 
 If you enter more than one digit, you need not hold down the
 @key{META} key for the second and subsequent digits.  Thus, to move
diff --git a/doc/emacs/buffers.texi b/doc/emacs/buffers.texi
index 3f55cf7076..3c2beae28e 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/buffers.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/buffers.texi
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ Similar, but select @var{buffer} in another window
 @item C-x 5 b @var{buffer} @key{RET}
 Similar, but select @var{buffer} in a separate frame
 (@code{switch-to-buffer-other-frame}).
-@item C-x @key{LEFT}
+@item C-x @key{left}
 Select the previous buffer in the buffer list (@code{previous-buffer}).
-@item C-x @key{RIGHT}
+@item C-x @key{right}
 Select the next buffer in the buffer list (@code{next-buffer}).
 @item C-u M-g M-g
 @itemx C-u M-g g
@@ -110,15 +110,15 @@ it, Emacs asks for the file name to use, and the buffer's major mode
 is re-established taking that file name into account (@pxref{Choosing
 Modes}).
 
-@kindex C-x @key{LEFT}
-@kindex C-x @key{RIGHT}
+@kindex C-x @key{left}
+@kindex C-x @key{right}
 @findex next-buffer
 @findex previous-buffer
   For conveniently switching between a few buffers, use the commands
-@kbd{C-x @key{LEFT}} and @kbd{C-x @key{RIGHT}}.  @kbd{C-x @key{LEFT}}
+@kbd{C-x @key{left}} and @kbd{C-x @key{right}}.  @kbd{C-x @key{left}}
 (@code{previous-buffer}) selects the previous buffer (following the
 order of most recent selection in the current frame), while @kbd{C-x
-@key{RIGHT}} (@code{next-buffer}) moves through buffers in the reverse
+@key{right}} (@code{next-buffer}) moves through buffers in the reverse
 direction.
 
 @kindex C-x 4 b
@@ -661,17 +661,18 @@ element among the possible completions in a minibuffer.  When enabled, typing
 in the minibuffer continuously displays a list of possible completions that
 match the string you have typed.
 
-  At any time, you can type @key{C-j} to select the first completion in
+  At any time, you can type @kbd{C-j} to select the first completion in
 the list.  So the way to select a particular completion is to make it the
 first in the list.  There are two ways to do this.  You can type more
 of the completion name and thus narrow down the list, excluding unwanted
 completions above the desired one.  Alternatively, you can use @kbd{C-.}
 and @kbd{C-,} to rotate the list until the desired buffer is first.
 
-  @key{M-TAB} will select the first completion in the list, like @key{C-j} but
-without exiting the minibuffer, so you can edit it further.  This is typically
-used when entering a file name, where @key{M-TAB} can be used a few times to
-descend in the hierarchy of directories.
+  @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} will select the first completion in the list, like
+@kbd{C-j} but without exiting the minibuffer, so you can edit it
+further.  This is typically used when entering a file name, where
+@kbd{M-@key{TAB}} can be used a few times to descend in the hierarchy
+of directories.
 
   To enable Icomplete mode, type @kbd{M-x icomplete-mode}, or customize
 the variable @code{icomplete-mode} to @code{t} (@pxref{Easy
diff --git a/doc/emacs/building.texi b/doc/emacs/building.texi
index a0ef9e80c8..e0ed11ff86 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/building.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/building.texi
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ non-@code{nil}, the GDB Threads buffer is the one shown by default.
   The GDB Threads buffer displays a summary of the threads in the
 debugged program.  @xref{Threads, Threads, Debugging programs with
 multiple threads, gdb, The GNU debugger}.  To select a thread, move
-point there and type @key{RET} (@code{gdb-select-thread}), or click on
+point there and press @key{RET} (@code{gdb-select-thread}), or click on
 it with @kbd{Mouse-2}.  This also displays the associated source
 buffer, and updates the contents of the other GDB buffers.
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/calendar.texi b/doc/emacs/calendar.texi
index ef6d44a968..07226883c9 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/calendar.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/calendar.texi
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Display the number of days in the current region
 @kindex M-= @r{(Calendar mode)}
 @findex calendar-count-days-region
   To determine the number of days in a range, set the mark on one
-date using @kbd{C-SPC}, move point to another date, and type @kbd{M-=}
+date using @kbd{C-@key{SPC}}, move point to another date, and type @kbd{M-=}
 (@code{calendar-count-days-region}).  The numbers of days shown is
 @emph{inclusive}; that is, it includes the days specified by mark and
 point.
@@ -301,10 +301,10 @@ point.
 Display day-in-year (@code{calendar-print-day-of-year}).
 @item C-c C-l
 Regenerate the calendar window (@code{calendar-redraw}).
-@item SPC
+@item @key{SPC}
 Scroll the next window up (@code{scroll-other-window}).
-@item DEL
-@itemx S-SPC
+@item @key{DEL}
+@itemx S-@key{SPC}
 Scroll the next window down (@code{scroll-other-window-down}).
 @item q
 Exit from calendar (@code{calendar-exit}).
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@ date.
 non-Calendar-mode editing commands.)
 
 @kindex SPC @r{(Calendar mode)}
-  In Calendar mode, you can use @kbd{SPC} (@code{scroll-other-window})
-and @kbd{DEL} (@code{scroll-other-window-down}) to scroll the other
+  In Calendar mode, you can use @key{SPC} (@code{scroll-other-window})
+and @key{DEL} (@code{scroll-other-window-down}) to scroll the other
 window (if there is one) up or down, respectively.  This is handy when
 you display a list of holidays or diary entries in another window.
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/commands.texi b/doc/emacs/commands.texi
index 1c9b7fc220..10612de82b 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/commands.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/commands.texi
@@ -42,28 +42,28 @@ are certain characters found on non-English keyboards
 @cindex modifier keys
 @cindex Control
 @cindex C-
-@cindex Meta
+@cindex META
 @cindex M-
   Emacs also recognizes control characters that are entered using
 @dfn{modifier keys}.  Two commonly-used modifier keys are
-@key{Control} (usually labeled @key{Ctrl}), and @key{Meta} (usually
-labeled @key{Alt})@footnote{We refer to @key{Alt} as @key{Meta} for
+@key{Control} (usually labeled @key{Ctrl}), and @key{META} (usually
+labeled @key{Alt})@footnote{We refer to @key{Alt} as @key{META} for
 historical reasons.}.  For example, @kbd{Control-a} is entered by
 holding down the @key{Ctrl} key while pressing @kbd{a}; we will refer
-to this as @kbd{C-a} for short.  Similarly @kbd{Meta-a}, or @kbd{M-a}
+to this as @kbd{C-a} for short.  Similarly @kbd{@key{META}-a}, or @kbd{M-a}
 for short, is entered by holding down the @key{Alt} key and pressing
 @kbd{a}.  Modifier keys can also be applied to non-alphanumerical
 characters, e.g., @kbd{C-@key{F1}} or @kbd{M-@key{left}}.
 
-@cindex @key{ESC} replacing @key{Meta} key
+@cindex @key{ESC} replacing @key{META} key
   You can also type Meta characters using two-character sequences
 starting with @key{ESC}.  Thus, you can enter @kbd{M-a} by typing
 @kbd{@key{ESC} a}.  You can enter @kbd{C-M-a} by typing @kbd{@key{ESC}
-C-a}.  Unlike @key{Meta}, @key{ESC} is entered as a separate
+C-a}.  Unlike @key{META}, @key{ESC} is entered as a separate
 character.  You don't hold down @key{ESC} while typing the next
 character; instead, press @key{ESC} and release it, then enter the
 next character.  This feature is useful on certain text terminals
-where the @key{Meta} key does not function reliably.
+where the @key{META} key does not function reliably.
 
 @cindex keys stolen by window manager
 @cindex window manager, keys stolen by
diff --git a/doc/emacs/custom.texi b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
index bb02f1e7c9..96f2ef2107 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/custom.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
@@ -1766,11 +1766,11 @@ historical.
 characters case-sensitive when you customize Emacs.  For instance, you
 could make @kbd{M-a} and @kbd{M-A} run different commands.
 
-  Although only the @key{Control} and @key{Meta} modifier keys are
+  Although only the @key{Control} and @key{META} modifier keys are
 commonly used, Emacs supports three other modifier keys.  These are
 called @key{Super}, @key{Hyper} and @key{Alt}.  Few terminals provide
 ways to use these modifiers; the key labeled @key{Alt} on most
-keyboards usually issues the @key{Meta} modifier, not @key{Alt}.  The
+keyboards usually issues the @key{META} modifier, not @key{Alt}.  The
 standard key bindings in Emacs do not include any characters with
 these modifiers.  However, you can customize Emacs to assign meanings
 to them.  The modifier bits are labeled as @samp{s-}, @samp{H-} and
@@ -1836,8 +1836,8 @@ translates these keys to the corresponding keys in the main keyboard.
 For example, when @samp{Num Lock} is on, the key labeled @samp{8} on
 the numeric keypad produces @code{kp-8}, which is translated to
 @kbd{8}; when @samp{Num Lock} is off, the same key produces
-@code{kp-up}, which is translated to @key{UP}.  If you rebind a key
-such as @kbd{8} or @key{UP}, it affects the equivalent keypad key too.
+@code{kp-up}, which is translated to @key{up}.  If you rebind a key
+such as @kbd{8} or @key{up}, it affects the equivalent keypad key too.
 However, if you rebind a @samp{kp-} key directly, that won't affect
 its non-keypad equivalent.  Note that the modified keys are not
 translated: for instance, if you hold down the @key{META} key while
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ started out as names for certain @acronym{ASCII} control characters,
 used so often that they have special keys of their own.  For instance,
 @key{TAB} was another name for @kbd{C-i}.  Later, users found it
 convenient to distinguish in Emacs between these keys and the ``same''
-control characters typed with the @key{CTRL} key.  Therefore, on most
+control characters typed with the @key{Ctrl} key.  Therefore, on most
 modern terminals, they are no longer the same: @key{TAB} is different
 from @kbd{C-i}.
 
@@ -2187,8 +2187,8 @@ sequences are mandatory.
 
 @samp{\C-} can be used as a prefix for a control character, as in
 @samp{\C-s} for @acronym{ASCII} control-S, and @samp{\M-} can be used as a prefix for
-a Meta character, as in @samp{\M-a} for @kbd{Meta-A} or @samp{\M-\C-a} for
-@kbd{Control-Meta-A}.
+a Meta character, as in @samp{\M-a} for @kbd{@key{META}-A} or
+@samp{\M-\C-a} for @kbd{@key{Ctrl}-@key{META}-A}.
 
 @xref{Init Non-ASCII}, for information about including
 non-@acronym{ASCII} in your init file.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/dired.texi b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
index f0db7b6920..4e9dfd5d12 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/dired.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
@@ -1312,19 +1312,19 @@ takes a long time if the directory contains many image files, and it
 asks for confirmation if the number of image files exceeds
 @code{image-dired-show-all-from-dir-max-files}.
 
-  With point in the thumbnail buffer, you can type @kbd{RET}
+  With point in the thumbnail buffer, you can type @key{RET}
 (@code{image-dired-display-thumbnail-original-image}) to display a
 sized version of it in another window.  This sizes the image to fit
 the window.  Use the arrow keys to move around in the buffer.  For
-easy browsing, use @kbd{SPC}
+easy browsing, use @key{SPC}
 (@code{image-dired-display-next-thumbnail-original}) to advance and
-display the next image.  Typing @kbd{DEL}
+display the next image.  Typing @key{DEL}
 (@code{image-dired-display-previous-thumbnail-original}) backs up to
 the previous thumbnail and displays that instead.
 
 @vindex image-dired-external-viewer
   To view and the image in its original size, either provide a prefix
-argument (@kbd{C-u}) before pressing @kbd{RET}, or type
+argument (@kbd{C-u}) before pressing @key{RET}, or type
 @kbd{C-@key{RET}} (@code{image-dired-thumbnail-display-external}) to
 display the image in an external viewer.  You must first configure
 @code{image-dired-external-viewer}.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/display.texi b/doc/emacs/display.texi
index 03de755aff..bdcb185a5f 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/display.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/display.texi
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ it.  @xref{Disabling}.
 screenfuls.  It provides commands for scrolling through the buffer
 conveniently but not for changing it.  Apart from the usual Emacs
 cursor motion commands, you can type @key{SPC} to scroll forward one
-windowful, @key{S-SPC} or @key{DEL} to scroll backward, and @kbd{s} to
+windowful, @key{S-@key{SPC}} or @key{DEL} to scroll backward, and @kbd{s} to
 start an incremental search.
 
 @kindex q @r{(View mode)}
diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi
index 9310c44f1e..894e61d0f0 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/files.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi
@@ -1569,10 +1569,11 @@ old meaning of the name @var{new} to be lost.  If @var{old} and
 @var{new} are on different file systems, the file @var{old} is copied
 and deleted.  If the argument @var{new} is just a directory name, the
 real new name is in that directory, with the same non-directory
-component as @var{old}.  For example, @kbd{M-x rename-file RET ~/foo
-RET /tmp RET} renames @file{~/foo} to @file{/tmp/foo}.  The same rule
-applies to all the remaining commands in this section.  All of them
-ask for confirmation when the new file name already exists, too.
+component as @var{old}.  For example, @kbd{M-x rename-file @key{RET}
+~/foo @key{RET} /tmp @key{RET}} renames @file{~/foo} to
+@file{/tmp/foo}.  The same rule applies to all the remaining commands
+in this section.  All of them ask for confirmation when the new file
+name already exists, too.
 
 @ifnottex
   If a file is under version control (@pxref{Version Control}), you
@@ -1887,11 +1888,11 @@ then specifying @file{/tmp/foo*bar} will visit only
 @findex file-cache-minibuffer-complete
   You can use the @dfn{file name cache} to make it easy to locate a
 file by name, without having to remember exactly where it is located.
-When typing a file name in the minibuffer, @kbd{C-@key{tab}}
+When typing a file name in the minibuffer, @kbd{C-@key{TAB}}
 (@code{file-cache-minibuffer-complete}) completes it using the file
-name cache.  If you repeat @kbd{C-@key{tab}}, that cycles through the
+name cache.  If you repeat @kbd{C-@key{TAB}}, that cycles through the
 possible completions of what you had originally typed.  (However, note
-that the @kbd{C-@key{tab}} character cannot be typed on most text
+that the @kbd{C-@key{TAB}} character cannot be typed on most text
 terminals.)
 
   The file name cache does not fill up automatically.  Instead, you
@@ -1971,7 +1972,7 @@ previous image file in the same directory, respectively.
 @vindex image-animate-loop
 @cindex image animation
 @cindex animated images
-  If the image can be animated, the command @kbd{RET}
+  If the image can be animated, the command @key{RET}
 (@code{image-toggle-animation}) starts or stops the animation.
 Animation plays once, unless the option @code{image-animate-loop} is
 non-@code{nil}.  With @kbd{f} (@code{image-next-frame}) and @kbd{b}
@@ -2024,7 +2025,7 @@ adds a @samp{Filesets} menu to the menu bar.
 @findex filesets-remove-buffer
   The simplest way to define a fileset is by adding files to it one at
 a time.  To add a file to fileset @var{name}, visit the file and type
-@kbd{M-x filesets-add-buffer @kbd{RET} @var{name} @kbd{RET}}.  If
+@kbd{M-x filesets-add-buffer @key{RET} @var{name} @key{RET}}.  If
 there is no fileset @var{name}, this creates a new one, which
 initially contains only the current file.  The command @kbd{M-x
 filesets-remove-buffer} removes the current file from a fileset.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/frames.texi b/doc/emacs/frames.texi
index b9925e57f4..8dd387b5fa 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/frames.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/frames.texi
@@ -802,8 +802,8 @@ When a file or directory is expanded, the @samp{[+]} changes to
 hiding its contents.
 
   You navigate through the speedbar using the keyboard, too.  Typing
-@kbd{RET} while point is on a line in the speedbar is equivalent to
-clicking the item on the current line, and @kbd{SPC} expands or
+@key{RET} while point is on a line in the speedbar is equivalent to
+clicking the item on the current line, and @key{SPC} expands or
 contracts the item.  @kbd{U} displays the parent directory of the
 current directory.  To copy, delete, or rename the file on the current
 line, type @kbd{C}, @kbd{D}, and @kbd{R} respectively.  To create a
diff --git a/doc/emacs/glossary.texi b/doc/emacs/glossary.texi
index 4384a02cd6..7d2194918f 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/glossary.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/glossary.texi
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ When the mark is active, we call the region an active region.
 
 @item Alt
 Alt is the name of a modifier bit that a keyboard input character may
-have.  To make a character Alt, type it while holding down the @key{ALT}
-key.  Such characters are given names that start with @kbd{Alt-}
+have.  To make a character Alt, type it while holding down the @key{Alt}
+key.  Such characters are given names that start with @kbd{@key{Alt}-}
 (usually written @kbd{A-} for short).  (Note that many terminals have a
-key labeled @key{ALT} that is really a @key{META} key.)  @xref{User
+key labeled @key{Alt} that is really a @key{META} key.)  @xref{User
 Input, Alt}.
 
 @item Argument
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ lines.  @xref{Continuation Lines}.  A related Emacs feature is
 
 @item Control Character
 A control character is a character that you type by holding down the
-@key{CTRL} key.  Some control characters also have their own keys, so
-that you can type them without using @key{CTRL}.  For example,
+@key{Ctrl} key.  Some control characters also have their own keys, so
+that you can type them without using @key{Ctrl}.  For example,
 @key{RET}, @key{TAB}, @key{ESC} and @key{DEL} are all control
 characters.  @xref{User Input}.
 
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ around to empower users and encourage them to cooperate.
 The particular form of copyleft used by the GNU project is called the
 GNU General Public License.  @xref{Copying}.
 
-@item @key{CTRL}
-The @key{CTRL} or ``control'' key is what you hold down
+@item @key{Ctrl}
+The @key{Ctrl} or ``control'' key is what you hold down
 in order to enter a control character (q.v.).  @xref{Glossary---C-}.
 
 @item Current Buffer
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ A defun is a major definition at the top level in a program.  The name
 
 @item @key{DEL}
 @key{DEL} is a character that runs the command to delete one character
-of text before the cursor.  It is typically either the @key{DELETE}
-key or the @key{BACKSPACE} key, whichever one is easy to type.
+of text before the cursor.  It is typically either the @key{Delete}
+key or the @key{Backspace} key, whichever one is easy to type.
 @xref{Erasing,DEL}.
 
 @item Deletion
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ changing any of its code.  @xref{Hooks}.
 @item Hyper
 Hyper is the name of a modifier bit that a keyboard input character may
 have.  To make a character Hyper, type it while holding down the
-@key{HYPER} key.  Such characters are given names that start with
+@key{Hyper} key.  Such characters are given names that start with
 @kbd{Hyper-} (usually written @kbd{H-} for short).  @xref{User Input}.
 
 @item Iff
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ A local value of a variable (q.v.@:) applies to only one buffer.
 @xref{Locals}.
 
 @item @kbd{M-}
-@kbd{M-} in the name of a character is an abbreviation for @key{META},
+@kbd{M-} in the name of a character is an abbreviation for @key{Meta},
 one of the modifier keys that can accompany any character.
 @xref{User Input,M-}.
 
@@ -900,16 +900,16 @@ a keyboard interface to navigate it.  @xref{Menu Bars}.
 
 @item Meta
 Meta is the name of a modifier bit which you can use in a command
-character.  To enter a meta character, you hold down the @key{META}
+character.  To enter a meta character, you hold down the @key{Meta}
 key while typing the character.  We refer to such characters with
 names that start with @kbd{Meta-} (usually written @kbd{M-} for
-short).  For example, @kbd{M-<} is typed by holding down @key{META}
+short).  For example, @kbd{M-<} is typed by holding down @key{Meta}
 and at the same time typing @kbd{<} (which itself is done, on most
 terminals, by holding down @key{SHIFT} and typing @kbd{,}).
 @xref{User Input,Meta}.
 
-On some terminals, the @key{META} key is actually labeled @key{ALT}
-or @key{EDIT}.
+On some terminals, the @key{Meta} key is actually labeled @key{Alt}
+or @key{Edit}.
 
 @item Meta Character
 A Meta character is one whose character code includes the Meta bit.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/help.texi b/doc/emacs/help.texi
index 11694191f9..19f0c41ec6 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/help.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/help.texi
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ alphabetical order, change the variable
 
   Help buffers provide the same commands as View mode (@pxref{View
 Mode}); for instance, @key{SPC} scrolls forward, and @key{DEL} or
-@kbd{S-SPC} scrolls backward.  A few special commands are also
+@kbd{S-@key{SPC}} scrolls backward.  A few special commands are also
 provided:
 
 @table @kbd
@@ -553,13 +553,13 @@ Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}).
 
 @findex describe-prefix-bindings
   You can get a list of subcommands for a particular prefix key by
-typing @kbd{C-h}, @kbd{?}, or @kbd{F1}
+typing @kbd{C-h}, @kbd{?}, or @key{F1}
 (@code{describe-prefix-bindings}) after the prefix key.  (There are a
 few prefix keys for which not all of these keys work---those that
 provide their own bindings for one of them.  One of these prefix keys
-is @key{ESC} in combination with @kbd{C-h}, because @kbd{ESC C-h} is
-actually @kbd{C-M-h}, which marks a defun.  However, @kbd{ESC F1} and
-@kbd{ESC ?} work fine.)
+is @key{ESC} in combination with @kbd{C-h}, because @kbd{@key{ESC} C-h} is
+actually @kbd{C-M-h}, which marks a defun.  However, @kbd{@key{ESC} @key{F1}}
+and @kbd{@key{ESC} ?} work fine.)
 
 @node Help Files
 @section Help Files
diff --git a/doc/emacs/indent.texi b/doc/emacs/indent.texi
index b254cfca43..8340d1031b 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/indent.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/indent.texi
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ in the region, moving the affected lines as a ``rigid'' unit.
 
 If called with no argument, the command activates a transient mode for
 adjusting the indentation of the affected lines interactively.  While
-this transient mode is active, typing @key{LEFT} or @key{RIGHT}
+this transient mode is active, typing @key{left} or @key{right}
 indents leftward and rightward, respectively, by one space.  You can
-also type @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} or @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} to indent leftward
+also type @kbd{S-@key{left}} or @kbd{S-@key{right}} to indent leftward
 or rightward to the next tab stop (@pxref{Tab Stops}).  Typing any
 other key disables the transient mode, and resumes normal editing.
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/killing.texi b/doc/emacs/killing.texi
index 48d7f93396..45dbd5727a 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/killing.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/killing.texi
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ erase just one character or only whitespace.
 
 @table @kbd
 @item @key{DEL}
-@itemx @key{Backspace}
+@itemx @key{BACKSPACE}
 Delete the previous character, or the text in the region if it is
 active (@code{delete-backward-char}).
 
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ shifting the original text to the right.
 
 @findex rectangle-mark-mode
 @cindex rectangular region
-  The command @kbd{C-x SPC} (@code{rectangle-mark-mode}) makes a
+  The command @kbd{C-x @key{SPC}} (@code{rectangle-mark-mode}) makes a
 @dfn{rectangular region}.  It is a new feature introduced in GNU Emacs
 24.4, and most commands now are still unaware of it, but kill and yank
 (@pxref{Killing}) do work on the rectangle.
@@ -879,9 +879,9 @@ behavior, set the variable @code{cua-delete-selection} to @code{nil}.
 
 @cindex rectangle highlighting
   CUA mode provides enhanced rectangle support with visible
-rectangle highlighting.  Use @kbd{C-RET} to start a rectangle,
+rectangle highlighting.  Use @kbd{C-@key{RET}} to start a rectangle,
 extend it using the movement commands, and cut or copy it using
-@kbd{C-x} or @kbd{C-c}.  @kbd{RET} moves the cursor to the next
+@kbd{C-x} or @kbd{C-c}.  @key{RET} moves the cursor to the next
 (clockwise) corner of the rectangle, so you can easily expand it in
 any direction.  Normal text you type is inserted to the left or right
 of each line in the rectangle (on the same side as the cursor).
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ and yank commands, e.g., @kbd{C-1 C-c} copies the region into register
 
 @cindex global mark
   CUA mode also has a global mark feature which allows easy moving and
-copying of text between buffers.  Use @kbd{C-S-SPC} to toggle the
+copying of text between buffers.  Use @kbd{C-S-@key{SPC}} to toggle the
 global mark on and off.  When the global mark is on, all text that you
 kill or copy is automatically inserted at the global mark, and text
 you type is inserted at the global mark rather than at the current
diff --git a/doc/emacs/kmacro.texi b/doc/emacs/kmacro.texi
index bc62faf769..881c7ead93 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/kmacro.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/kmacro.texi
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ keyboard input that you would use to invoke the macro---@kbd{C-x e} or
 @findex kmacro-step-edit-macro
 @kindex C-x C-k SPC
   You can interactively replay and edit the last keyboard
-macro, one command at a time, by typing @kbd{C-x C-k SPC}
+macro, one command at a time, by typing @kbd{C-x C-k @key{SPC}}
 (@code{kmacro-step-edit-macro}).  Unless you quit the macro using
 @kbd{q} or @kbd{C-g}, the edited macro replaces the last macro on the
 macro ring.
@@ -518,15 +518,15 @@ options.  These actions are available:
 
 @itemize @bullet{}
 @item
-@kbd{SPC} and @kbd{y} execute the current command, and advance to the
+@key{SPC} and @kbd{y} execute the current command, and advance to the
 next command in the keyboard macro.
 @item
-@kbd{n}, @kbd{d}, and @kbd{DEL} skip and delete the current command.
+@kbd{n}, @kbd{d}, and @key{DEL} skip and delete the current command.
 @item
 @kbd{f} skips the current command in this execution of the keyboard
 macro, but doesn't delete it from the macro.
 @item
-@kbd{@key{TAB}} executes the current command, as well as all similar
+@key{TAB} executes the current command, as well as all similar
 commands immediately following the current command; for example, @key{TAB}
 may be used to insert a sequence of characters (corresponding to a
 sequence of @code{self-insert-command} commands).
@@ -542,31 +542,31 @@ with the edited macro.
 @kbd{q} and @kbd{C-g} cancels the step-editing of the keyboard macro;
 discarding any changes made to the keyboard macro.
 @item
-@kbd{i KEY... C-j} reads and executes a series of key sequences (not
+@kbd{i @var{key}@dots{} C-j} reads and executes a series of key sequences (not
 including the final @kbd{C-j}), and inserts them before the current
 command in the keyboard macro, without advancing over the current
 command.
 @item
-@kbd{I KEY...} reads one key sequence, executes it, and inserts it
+@kbd{I @var{key}@dots{}} reads one key sequence, executes it, and inserts it
 before the current command in the keyboard macro, without advancing
 over the current command.
 @item
-@kbd{r KEY... C-j} reads and executes a series of key sequences (not
+@kbd{r @var{key}@dots{} C-j} reads and executes a series of key sequences (not
 including the final @kbd{C-j}), and replaces the current command in
 the keyboard macro with them, advancing over the inserted key
 sequences.
 @item
-@kbd{R KEY...} reads one key sequence, executes it, and replaces the
+@kbd{R @var{key}@dots{}} reads one key sequence, executes it, and replaces the
 current command in the keyboard macro with that key sequence,
 advancing over the inserted key sequence.
 @item
-@kbd{a KEY... C-j} executes the current command, then reads and
+@kbd{a @var{key}@dots{} C-j} executes the current command, then reads and
 executes a series of key sequences (not including the final
 @kbd{C-j}), and inserts them after the current command in the keyboard
 macro; it then advances over the current command and the inserted key
 sequences.
 @item
-@kbd{A KEY... C-j} executes the rest of the commands in the keyboard
+@kbd{A @var{key}@dots{} C-j} executes the rest of the commands in the keyboard
 macro, then reads and executes a series of key sequences (not
 including the final @kbd{C-j}), and appends them at the end of the
 keyboard macro; it then terminates the step-editing and replaces the
diff --git a/doc/emacs/mini.texi b/doc/emacs/mini.texi
index b575e4adbd..8951c7dd5e 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/mini.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/mini.texi
@@ -357,12 +357,12 @@ While in the completion list buffer, this chooses the completion at
 point (@code{choose-completion}).
 
 @findex next-completion
-@item @key{Right}
+@item @key{right}
 While in the completion list buffer, this moves point to the following
 completion alternative (@code{next-completion}).
 
 @findex previous-completion
-@item @key{Left}
+@item @key{left}
 While in the completion list buffer, this moves point to the previous
 completion alternative (@code{previous-completion}).
 @end table
@@ -587,11 +587,11 @@ argument into the minibuffer:
 
 @table @kbd
 @item M-p
-@itemx @key{Up}
+@itemx @key{up}
 Move to the previous item in the minibuffer history, an earlier
 argument (@code{previous-history-element}).
 @item M-n
-@itemx @key{Down}
+@itemx @key{down}
 Move to the next item in the minibuffer history
 (@code{next-history-element}).
 @item M-r @var{regexp} @key{RET}
@@ -608,11 +608,11 @@ Move to a later item in the minibuffer history that matches
 @kindex DOWN @r{(minibuffer history)}
 @findex next-history-element
 @findex previous-history-element
-  While in the minibuffer, @kbd{M-p} or @key{Up}
+  While in the minibuffer, @kbd{M-p} or @key{up}
 (@code{previous-history-element}) moves through the minibuffer history
 list, one item at a time.  Each @kbd{M-p} fetches an earlier item from
 the history list into the minibuffer, replacing its existing contents.
-Typing @kbd{M-n} or @key{Down} (@code{next-history-element}) moves
+Typing @kbd{M-n} or @key{down} (@code{next-history-element}) moves
 through the minibuffer history list in the opposite direction,
 fetching later entries into the minibuffer.
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/misc.texi b/doc/emacs/misc.texi
index d444b6f819..ce6f80618b 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/misc.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/misc.texi
@@ -932,13 +932,13 @@ resubmit them or copy them to the end.  Or you can use a
 @findex comint-previous-input
 @kindex M-p @r{(Shell mode)}
 @item M-p
-@itemx C-@key{UP}
+@itemx C-@key{up}
 Fetch the next earlier old shell command.
 
 @kindex M-n @r{(Shell mode)}
 @findex comint-next-input
 @item M-n
-@itemx C-@key{DOWN}
+@itemx C-@key{down}
 Fetch the next later old shell command.
 
 @kindex M-r @r{(Shell mode)}
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ buffer.  Successive use of @kbd{M-p} fetches successively earlier
 shell commands, each replacing any text that was already present as
 potential shell input.  @kbd{M-n} does likewise except that it finds
 successively more recent shell commands from the buffer.
-@kbd{C-@key{UP}} works like @kbd{M-p}, and @kbd{C-@key{DOWN}} like
+@kbd{C-@key{up}} works like @kbd{M-p}, and @kbd{C-@key{down}} like
 @kbd{M-n}.
 
   The history search command @kbd{M-r} begins an incremental regular
@@ -999,8 +999,8 @@ can reexecute several successive commands by typing @kbd{C-c C-x
 @key{RET}} over and over.
 
   The command @kbd{C-c .}@: (@code{comint-input-previous-argument})
-copies an individual argument from a previous command, like @kbd{ESC
-.} in Bash.  The simplest use copies the last argument from the
+copies an individual argument from a previous command, like
+@kbd{@key{ESC} .} in Bash.  The simplest use copies the last argument from the
 previous shell command.  With a prefix argument @var{n}, it copies the
 @var{n}th argument instead.  Repeating @kbd{C-c .} copies from an
 earlier shell command instead, always using the same value of @var{n}
@@ -1918,11 +1918,11 @@ used.
 init file (@pxref{Init File}), followed by @code{(pr-update-menus)}.
 This function replaces the usual printing commands in the menu bar
 with a @samp{Printing} submenu that contains various printing options.
-You can also type @kbd{M-x pr-interface RET}; this creates a
+You can also type @kbd{M-x pr-interface @key{RET}}; this creates a
 @file{*Printing Interface*} buffer, similar to a customization buffer,
 where you can set the printing options.  After selecting what and how
 to print, you start the print job using the @samp{Print} button (click
-@kbd{mouse-2} on it, or move point over it and type @kbd{RET}).  For
+@kbd{Mouse-2} on it, or move point over it and type @key{RET}).  For
 further information on the various options, use the @samp{Interface
 Help} button.
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/msdog-xtra.texi b/doc/emacs/msdog-xtra.texi
index 5543926faf..876be52282 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/msdog-xtra.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/msdog-xtra.texi
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ about Emacs's special handling of text files under MS-DOS (and Windows).
   The key that is called @key{DEL} in Emacs (because that's how it is
 designated on most workstations) is known as @key{BS} (backspace) on a
 PC@.  That is why the PC-specific terminal initialization remaps the
-@key{BS} key to act as @key{DEL}; the @key{DELETE} key is remapped to act
+@key{BS} key to act as @key{DEL}; the @key{Delete} key is remapped to act
 as @kbd{C-d} for the same reasons.
 
 @kindex C-g @r{(MS-DOS)}
-@kindex C-BREAK @r{(MS-DOS)}
+@kindex C-Break @r{(MS-DOS)}
 @cindex quitting on MS-DOS
-  Emacs built for MS-DOS recognizes @kbd{C-@key{BREAK}} as a quit
+  Emacs built for MS-DOS recognizes @kbd{C-@key{Break}} as a quit
 character, just like @kbd{C-g}.  This is because Emacs cannot detect
 that you have typed @kbd{C-g} until it is ready for more input.  As a
 consequence, you cannot use @kbd{C-g} to stop a running command
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ consequence, you cannot use @kbd{C-g} to stop a running command
 @ifnottex
 (@pxref{Quitting}).
 @end ifnottex
-By contrast, @kbd{C-@key{BREAK}} @emph{is} detected as soon as you
+By contrast, @kbd{C-@key{Break}} @emph{is} detected as soon as you
 type it (as @kbd{C-g} is on other systems), so it can be used to stop
 a running command and for emergency escape
 @iftex
@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@ a running command and for emergency escape
 @cindex Super (under MS-DOS)
 @vindex dos-super-key
 @vindex dos-hyper-key
-  The PC keyboard maps use the left @key{ALT} key as the @key{META} key.
+  The PC keyboard maps use the left @key{Alt} key as the @key{META} key.
 You have two choices for emulating the @key{SUPER} and @key{HYPER} keys:
-choose either the right @key{CTRL} key or the right @key{ALT} key by
+choose either the right @key{Ctrl} key or the right @key{Alt} key by
 setting the variables @code{dos-hyper-key} and @code{dos-super-key} to 1
 or 2 respectively.  If neither @code{dos-super-key} nor
-@code{dos-hyper-key} is 1, then by default the right @key{ALT} key is
+@code{dos-hyper-key} is 1, then by default the right @key{Alt} key is
 also mapped to the @key{META} key.  However, if the MS-DOS international
 keyboard support program @file{KEYB.COM} is installed, Emacs will
-@emph{not} map the right @key{ALT} to @key{META}, since it is used for
+@emph{not} map the right @key{Alt} to @key{META}, since it is used for
 accessing characters like @kbd{~} and @kbd{@@} on non-US keyboard
-layouts; in this case, you may only use the left @key{ALT} as @key{META}
+layouts; in this case, you may only use the left @key{Alt} as @key{META}
 key.
 
 @kindex C-j @r{(MS-DOS)}
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@ though they are connected to a Windows machine that uses a different
 encoding for the same locale.  For example, in the Latin-1 locale, DOS
 uses codepage 850 whereas Windows uses codepage 1252.  @xref{MS-DOS and
 MULE}.  When you print to such printers from Windows, you can use the
-@kbd{C-x RET c} (@code{universal-coding-system-argument}) command before
-@kbd{M-x lpr-buffer}; Emacs will then convert the text to the DOS
-codepage that you specify.  For example, @kbd{C-x RET c cp850-dos RET
-M-x lpr-region RET} will print the region while converting it to the
-codepage 850 encoding.
+@kbd{C-x @key{RET} c} (@code{universal-coding-system-argument}) command
+before @kbd{M-x lpr-buffer}; Emacs will then convert the text to the DOS
+codepage that you specify.  For example,
+@kbd{C-x @key{RET} c cp850-dos @key{RET} M-x lpr-region @key{RET}}
+will print the region while converting it to the codepage 850 encoding.
 
 @vindex dos-printer
 @vindex dos-ps-printer
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ work in MS-DOS by sending the output to one of the printer ports.
 program terminates and does not try to read keyboard input.  If the
 program does not terminate on its own, you will be unable to terminate
 it, because MS-DOS provides no general way to terminate a process.
-Pressing @kbd{C-c} or @kbd{C-@key{BREAK}} might sometimes help in these
+Pressing @kbd{C-c} or @kbd{C-@key{Break}} might sometimes help in these
 cases.
 
   Accessing files on other machines is not supported on MS-DOS@.  Other
diff --git a/doc/emacs/msdog.texi b/doc/emacs/msdog.texi
index 7708b8fe86..4787f98c7e 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/msdog.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/msdog.texi
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ the variable @code{w32-alt-is-meta} to a @code{nil} value.
 @findex w32-register-hot-key
 @findex w32-unregister-hot-key
   MS-Windows reserves certain key combinations, such as
-@kbd{Alt-@key{TAB}}, for its own use.  These key combinations are
+@kbd{@key{Alt}-@key{TAB}}, for its own use.  These key combinations are
 intercepted by the system before Emacs can see them.  You can use the
 @code{w32-register-hot-key} function to allow a key sequence to be
 seen by Emacs instead of being grabbed by Windows.  This function
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ other Windows applications.)
 
   The argument to @code{w32-register-hot-key} must be a single key,
 with or without modifiers, in vector form that would be acceptable to
-@code{define-key}.  The meta modifier is interpreted as the @key{ALT}
+@code{define-key}.  The meta modifier is interpreted as the @key{Alt}
 key if @code{w32-alt-is-meta} is @code{t} (the default), and the hyper
 modifier is always interpreted as the Windows key (usually labeled
 with @key{start} and the Windows logo).  If the function succeeds in
@@ -499,10 +499,10 @@ registering the key sequence, it returns the hotkey ID, a number;
 otherwise it returns @code{nil}.
 
 @kindex M-TAB@r{, (MS-Windows)}
-@cindex @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} vs @kbd{Alt-@key{TAB}} (MS-Windows)
-@cindex @kbd{Alt-@key{TAB}} vs @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} (MS-Windows)
+@cindex @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} vs @kbd{@key{Alt}-@key{TAB}} (MS-Windows)
+@cindex @kbd{@key{Alt}-@key{TAB}} vs @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} (MS-Windows)
   For example, @code{(w32-register-hot-key [M-tab])} lets you use
-@kbd{M-TAB} normally in Emacs; for instance, to complete the word or
+@kbd{M-@key{TAB}} normally in Emacs; for instance, to complete the word or
 symbol at point at top level, or to complete the current search string
 against previously sought strings during incremental search.
 
@@ -558,14 +558,14 @@ produces the symbol @code{scroll}.
 @cindex Windows system menu
 @cindex @code{Alt} key invokes menu (Windows)
   Emacs compiled as a native Windows application normally turns off
-the Windows feature that tapping the @key{ALT} key invokes the Windows
-menu.  The reason is that the @key{ALT} serves as @key{META} in Emacs.
+the Windows feature that tapping the @key{Alt} key invokes the Windows
+menu.  The reason is that the @key{Alt} serves as @key{META} in Emacs.
 When using Emacs, users often press the @key{META} key temporarily and
 then change their minds; if this has the effect of bringing up the
 Windows menu, it alters the meaning of subsequent commands.  Many
 users find this frustrating.
 
-  You can re-enable Windows's default handling of tapping the @key{ALT}
+  You can re-enable Windows's default handling of tapping the @key{Alt}
 key by setting @code{w32-pass-alt-to-system} to a non-@code{nil}
 value.
 
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ the combination of the right @key{Alt} and left @key{Ctrl} keys
 pressed together, is recognized as the @key{AltGr} key.  The default
 is @code{t}, which means these keys produce @code{AltGr}; setting it
 to @code{nil} causes @key{AltGr} or the equivalent key combination to
-be interpreted as the combination of @key{CTRL} and @key{META}
+be interpreted as the combination of @key{Ctrl} and @key{META}
 modifiers.
 @end ifnottex
 
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ subprocesses).
 
 If you have to reboot Windows 9X in this situation, do not use the
 @code{Shutdown} command on the @code{Start} menu; that usually hangs the
-system.  Instead, type @kbd{CTL-ALT-@key{DEL}} and then choose
+system.  Instead, type @kbd{@key{Ctrl}-@key{Alt}-@key{DEL}} and then choose
 @code{Shutdown}.  That usually works, although it may take a few minutes
 to do its job.
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/mule.texi b/doc/emacs/mule.texi
index 217d0af8fc..839bd95ae5 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/mule.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/mule.texi
@@ -1671,11 +1671,11 @@ use these keys; they should simply work.  On a text terminal, you
 should use the command @code{M-x set-keyboard-coding-system} or customize the
 variable @code{keyboard-coding-system} to specify which coding system
 your keyboard uses (@pxref{Terminal Coding}).  Enabling this feature
-will probably require you to use @kbd{ESC} to type Meta characters;
+will probably require you to use @key{ESC} to type Meta characters;
 however, on a console terminal or in @code{xterm}, you can arrange for
-Meta to be converted to @kbd{ESC} and still be able type 8-bit
-characters present directly on the keyboard or using @kbd{Compose} or
-@kbd{AltGr} keys.  @xref{User Input}.
+Meta to be converted to @key{ESC} and still be able type 8-bit
+characters present directly on the keyboard or using @key{Compose} or
+@key{AltGr} keys.  @xref{User Input}.
 
 @kindex C-x 8
 @cindex @code{iso-transl} library
@@ -1689,8 +1689,8 @@ well as other buffers), for searching, and in any other context where
 a key sequence is allowed.
 
 @kbd{C-x 8} works by loading the @code{iso-transl} library.  Once that
-library is loaded, the @key{ALT} modifier key, if the keyboard has
-one, serves the same purpose as @kbd{C-x 8}: use @key{ALT} together
+library is loaded, the @key{Alt} modifier key, if the keyboard has
+one, serves the same purpose as @kbd{C-x 8}: use @key{Alt} together
 with an accent character to modify the following letter.  In addition,
 if the keyboard has keys for the Latin-1 ``dead accent characters'',
 they too are defined to compose with the following character, once
@@ -1815,7 +1815,7 @@ inserting special formatting characters in front of the paragraph.
 The special character @code{RIGHT-TO-LEFT MARK}, or @sc{rlm}, forces
 the right-to-left direction on the following paragraph, while
 @code{LEFT-TO-RIGHT MARK}, or @sc{lrm} forces the left-to-right
-direction.  (You can use @kbd{C-x 8 RET} to insert these characters.)
+direction.  (You can use @kbd{C-x 8 @key{RET}} to insert these characters.)
 In a GUI session, the @sc{lrm} and @sc{rlm} characters display as very
 thin blank characters; on text terminals they display as blanks.
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/picture-xtra.texi b/doc/emacs/picture-xtra.texi
index ba36faad70..724f1bc3a0 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/picture-xtra.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/picture-xtra.texi
@@ -151,26 +151,26 @@ character.  This is useful for drawing lines in the buffer.
 
 @table @kbd
 @item C-c <
-@itemx C-c @key{LEFT}
+@itemx C-c @key{left}
 Move left after insertion (@code{picture-movement-left}).
 @item C-c >
-@itemx C-c @key{RIGHT}
+@itemx C-c @key{right}
 Move right after insertion (@code{picture-movement-right}).
 @item C-c ^
-@itemx C-c @key{UP}
+@itemx C-c @key{up}
 Move up after insertion (@code{picture-movement-up}).
 @item C-c .
-@itemx C-c @key{DOWN}
+@itemx C-c @key{down}
 Move down after insertion (@code{picture-movement-down}).
 @item C-c `
-@itemx C-c @key{HOME}
+@itemx C-c @key{Home}
 Move up and left (``northwest'') after insertion (@code{picture-movement-nw}).
 @item C-c '
 @itemx C-c @key{prior}
 Move up and right (``northeast'') after insertion
 (@code{picture-movement-ne}).
 @item C-c /
-@itemx C-c @key{END}
+@itemx C-c @key{End}
 Move down and left (``southwest'') after insertion
 @*(@code{picture-movement-sw}).
 @item C-c \
diff --git a/doc/emacs/programs.texi b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
index 55031e673d..82bde75490 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/programs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
@@ -1675,12 +1675,12 @@ preprocessor commands.
 Delete the entire block of whitespace preceding point (@code{c-hungry-delete-backwards}).
 
 @item C-c C-d
-@itemx C-c C-@key{DELETE}
-@itemx C-c @key{DELETE}
+@itemx C-c C-@key{Delete}
+@itemx C-c @key{Delete}
 @findex c-hungry-delete-forward
 @kindex C-c C-d (C Mode)
-@kindex C-c C-@key{DELETE} (C Mode)
-@kindex C-c @key{DELETE} (C Mode)
+@kindex C-c C-@key{Delete} (C Mode)
+@kindex C-c @key{Delete} (C Mode)
 Delete the entire block of whitespace after point (@code{c-hungry-delete-forward}).
 @end table
 
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ Delete the entire block of whitespace after point (@code{c-hungry-delete-forward
 delete mode}.  When this feature is enabled (indicated by @samp{/h} in
 the mode line after the mode name), a single @key{DEL} deletes all
 preceding whitespace, not just one space, and a single @kbd{C-c C-d}
-(but @emph{not} plain @key{DELETE}) deletes all following whitespace.
+(but @emph{not} plain @key{Delete}) deletes all following whitespace.
 
 @table @kbd
 @item M-x c-toggle-hungry-state
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ inserts a @samp{\} at the line break, and within comments it's like
 
 @code{c-context-line-break} isn't bound to a key by default, but it
 needs a binding to be useful.  The following code will bind it to
-@kbd{RET}.  We use @code{c-initialization-hook} here to make sure
+@key{RET}.  We use @code{c-initialization-hook} here to make sure
 the keymap is loaded before we try to change it.
 
 @example
diff --git a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
index 2f823a757f..6ba252393f 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ frequent that it deserves to be easier.
 @item @key{SPC}
 Scroll forward (@code{scroll-up-command}).
 @item @key{DEL}
-@itemx @key{S-SPC}
+@itemx S-@key{SPC}
 Scroll backward (@code{scroll-down-command}).
 @item .
 Scroll to start of message (@code{rmail-beginning-of-message}).
diff --git a/doc/emacs/screen.texi b/doc/emacs/screen.texi
index 13a4c922c4..d26b3bb49f 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/screen.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/screen.texi
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ beeping or by flashing the screen.
 you what the command has done, or to provide you with some specific
 information.  These @dfn{informative} messages, unlike error messages,
 are not accompanied with a beep or flash.  For example, @kbd{C-x =}
-(hold down @key{CTRL} and type @kbd{x}, then let go of @key{CTRL} and
+(hold down @key{Ctrl} and type @kbd{x}, then let go of @key{Ctrl} and
 type @kbd{=}) displays a message describing the character at point,
 its position in the buffer, and its current column in the window.
 Commands that take a long time often display messages ending in
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ the usual way (@pxref{Key Help}).
 item by pressing @key{F10} (to run the command @code{menu-bar-open}).
 You can then navigate the menus with the arrow keys.  To activate a
 selected menu item, press @key{RET}; to cancel menu navigation, press
-@kbd{C-g} or @kbd{ESC ESC ESC}.
+@kbd{C-g} or @kbd{@key{ESC} @key{ESC} @key{ESC}}.
 
 @findex tmm-menubar
 @vindex tty-menu-open-use-tmm
diff --git a/doc/emacs/search.texi b/doc/emacs/search.texi
index 99a0531389..5331f7da1b 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/search.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/search.texi
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ search string to a regular expression specified by the variable
 sequences of newlines as well as spaces, set it to
 @samp{"[[:space:]\n]+"}.
 
-  To toggle lax space matching, type @kbd{M-s SPC}
+  To toggle lax space matching, type @kbd{M-s @key{SPC}}
 (@code{isearch-toggle-lax-whitespace}).  To disable this feature
 entirely, change @code{search-whitespace-regexp} to @code{nil}; then
 each space in the search string matches exactly one space.
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ Type @kbd{C-q}, followed by a non-graphic character or a sequence of
 octal digits.  This adds a character to the search string, similar to
 inserting into a buffer using @kbd{C-q} (@pxref{Inserting Text}).  For
 example, @kbd{C-q C-s} during incremental search adds the
-@key{control-S} character to the search string.
+@samp{control-S} character to the search string.
 
 @item
 Type @kbd{C-x 8 @key{RET}}, followed by a Unicode name or code-point.
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ They also have separate search rings, which you can access with
   Just as in ordinary incremental search, any @key{SPC} typed in
 incremental regexp search matches any sequence of one or more
 whitespace characters.  The variable @code{search-whitespace-regexp}
-specifies the regexp for the lax space matching, and @kbd{M-s SPC}
+specifies the regexp for the lax space matching, and @kbd{M-s @key{SPC}}
 (@code{isearch-toggle-lax-whitespace}) toggles the feature.
 @xref{Special Isearch}.
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/text.texi b/doc/emacs/text.texi
index 9eb8f46788..cebbdf9d95 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/text.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/text.texi
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ cognate to @kbd{C-@@}, which is an alias for @kbd{C-@key{SPC}}.
 @findex backward-word
   The commands @kbd{M-f} (@code{forward-word}) and @kbd{M-b}
 (@code{backward-word}) move forward and backward over words.  These
-@key{Meta}-based key sequences are analogous to the key sequences
+@key{META}-based key sequences are analogous to the key sequences
 @kbd{C-f} and @kbd{C-b}, which move over single characters.  The
 analogy extends to numeric arguments, which serve as repeat counts.
 @kbd{M-f} with a negative argument moves backward, and @kbd{M-b} with
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ in Fundamental mode, @code{paragraph-start} is @w{@code{"\f\\|[
 @cindex formfeed character
   Within some text files, text is divided into @dfn{pages} delimited
 by the @dfn{formfeed character} (@acronym{ASCII} code 12, also denoted
-as @key{control-L}), which is displayed in Emacs as the escape
+as @samp{control-L}), which is displayed in Emacs as the escape
 sequence @samp{^L} (@pxref{Text Display}).  Traditionally, when such
 text files are printed to hardcopy, each formfeed character forces a
 page break.  Most Emacs commands treat it just like any other
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ quad click: exit all folds and hide text.
 @c FIXME not marked as a user variable
 @vindex foldout-mouse-modifiers
   You can specify different modifier keys (instead of
-@kbd{Control-Meta-}) by setting @code{foldout-mouse-modifiers}; but if
+@kbd{@key{Ctrl}-@key{META}-}) by setting @code{foldout-mouse-modifiers}; but if
 you have already loaded the @file{foldout.el} library, you must reload
 it in order for this to take effect.
 
@@ -1910,7 +1910,7 @@ characters themselves (@code{sgml-name-8bit-mode}).
 Run a shell command (which you must specify) to validate the current
 buffer as SGML (@code{sgml-validate}).
 
-@item C-c TAB
+@item C-c @key{TAB}
 @kindex C-c TAB @r{(SGML mode)}
 @findex sgml-tags-invisible
 Toggle the visibility of existing tags in the buffer.  This can be
diff --git a/doc/emacs/trouble.texi b/doc/emacs/trouble.texi
index 52e5b9c404..bf7c6175dc 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/trouble.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/trouble.texi
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ also considered.
 
 @table @kbd
 @item C-g
-@itemx C-@key{BREAK} @r{(MS-DOS only)}
+@itemx C-@key{Break} @r{(MS-DOS only)}
 Quit: cancel running or partially typed command.
 @item C-]
 Abort innermost recursive editing level and cancel the command which
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ incremental search, @kbd{C-g} behaves specially; it may take two
 successive @kbd{C-g} characters to get out of a search.
 @xref{Incremental Search}, for details.
 
-  On MS-DOS, the character @kbd{C-@key{BREAK}} serves as a quit character
+  On MS-DOS, the character @kbd{C-@key{Break}} serves as a quit character
 like @kbd{C-g}.  The reason is that it is not feasible, on MS-DOS, to
 recognize @kbd{C-g} while a command is running, between interactions
 with the user.  By contrast, it @emph{is} feasible to recognize
-@kbd{C-@key{BREAK}} at all times.
+@kbd{C-@key{Break}} at all times.
 @iftex
 @xref{MS-DOS Keyboard,,,emacs-xtra, Specialized Emacs Features}.
 @end iftex
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@ Emacs.
 @cindex @key{DEL} vs @key{BACKSPACE}
 @cindex @key{BACKSPACE} vs @key{DEL}
 
-  Every keyboard has a large key, usually labeled @key{Backspace},
+  Every keyboard has a large key, usually labeled @key{BACKSPACE},
 which is ordinarily used to erase the last character that you typed.
 In Emacs, this key is supposed to be equivalent to @key{DEL}.
 
   When Emacs starts up on a graphical display, it determines
 automatically which key should be @key{DEL}.  In some unusual cases,
-Emacs gets the wrong information from the system, and @key{Backspace}
+Emacs gets the wrong information from the system, and @key{BACKSPACE}
 ends up deleting forwards instead of backwards.
 
   Some keyboards also have a @key{Delete} key, which is ordinarily
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ used to delete forwards.  If this key deletes backward in Emacs, that
 too suggests Emacs got the wrong information---but in the opposite
 sense.
 
-  On a text terminal, if you find that @key{Backspace} prompts for a
+  On a text terminal, if you find that @key{BACKSPACE} prompts for a
 Help command, like @kbd{Control-h}, instead of deleting a character,
-it means that key is actually sending the @key{BS} character.  Emacs
+it means that key is actually sending the @samp{BS} character.  Emacs
 ought to be treating @key{BS} as @key{DEL}, but it isn't.
 
 @findex normal-erase-is-backspace-mode
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ sends character code 127.
 
   To fix the problem in every Emacs session, put one of the following
 lines into your initialization file (@pxref{Init File}).  For the
-first case above, where @key{Backspace} deletes forwards instead of
-backwards, use this line to make @key{Backspace} act as @key{DEL}:
+first case above, where @key{BACKSPACE} deletes forwards instead of
+backwards, use this line to make @key{BACKSPACE} act as @key{DEL}:
 
 @lisp
 (normal-erase-is-backspace-mode 0)
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ state.  The quit you requested will happen by and by.
 displays, you can use the mouse to kill Emacs or switch to another
 program.
 
-  On MS-DOS, you must type @kbd{C-@key{BREAK}} (twice) to cause
+  On MS-DOS, you must type @kbd{C-@key{Break}} (twice) to cause
 emergency escape---but there are cases where it won't work, when
 system call hangs or when Emacs is stuck in a tight loop in C code.
 
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ buffer or change how it is displayed, are not responsible.
 
   Taking forever to complete a command can be a bug, but you must make
 sure that it is really Emacs's fault.  Some commands simply take a
-long time.  Type @kbd{C-g} (@kbd{C-@key{BREAK}} on MS-DOS) and then
+long time.  Type @kbd{C-g} (@kbd{C-@key{Break}} on MS-DOS) and then
 @kbd{C-h l} to see whether the input Emacs received was what you
 intended to type; if the input was such that you @emph{know} it should
 have been processed quickly, report a bug.  If you don't know whether