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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2018-02-03 13:50:38 +0200
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2018-02-03 13:50:38 +0200
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Yest another round of manual copyedits
* doc/emacs/fixit.texi (Transpose, Spelling): Minor stylistic changes. Suggested by myq larson <myqlarson@gmail.com> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org. * doc/emacs/calendar.texi (Appointments, Time Intervals): Mention relevant Org features. Suggested by Alex Branham <alex.branham@gmail.com> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org. * doc/emacs/dired.texi (Operating on Files) (Shell Commands in Dired, Image-Dired): Minor stylistic edits. Suggested by Francis Wright <f.j.wright@live.co.uk> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org. * doc/emacs/commands.texi (User Input): Explain "C-M-a". Suggested by Martin Luethi <martin.luethi@geo.uzh.ch> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
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@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ characters, e.g., @kbd{C-@key{F1}} or @kbd{M-@key{LEFT}}.
@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
-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
+@kbd{@key{ESC} a}. You can enter @kbd{C-M-a} (holding down both
+@key{Ctrl} and @key{Alt}, then pressing @kbd{a}) by typing
+@kbd{@key{ESC} 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.
@cindex keys stolen by window manager