Re: Kill M-x

Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic(a)srce.hr&gt; writes: M-char is ESC followed by char. If your terminal/user-interface (ie: X) supports it, meta may be a modifier key (ala shift, control). As F1 k M-x reports: M-x runs `execute-extended-command' You type M-x, it says `M-x'. You type C-u M-x, it says 'C-u M-x' You type ESC 451 M-x, it says '451 M-x'. One line of thought: Have you unbound execute-extended-command from M-x? Maybe instead of M-x, it should be using the "translate function to keyboard binding" feature that appears in various places (substitute-command-keys "\\[indent-region]"). On a parallel note, substitute-command-keys also has M-x hardcoded: M-x global-set-key M-e extended-execute-command M-x global-set-key M-x kill-buffer M-: (substitute-command-keys "\\[find-library]") Says "M-x find-library", thought it is really not M-x find-library. Maybe (substitute-command-keys "\\[execute-extended-command]") should say "M-x" (or "M-e" here). Weird: (substitute-command-keys "\\[execute-extended-command]") says "execute". Sure enough, the "execute" key is bound to that function. Is that a real key? So, maybe execute-extended-command could use substitute-command-keys, and then it would say "M-x" or "M-e" or "F9" or "execute"? Another line of thought: For terseness, use "Cmd". Same character count, sort-of readable. Humor of the day: Wow. That really clears it up... -- -Justin vallon(a)mindspring.com