administrator, because the most recent FAQ should not expire for a
while.
-@item
-Via HTTP or FTP. You can always fetch the latest FAQ from
-
-@uref{http://www.lerner.co.il/emacs/} and
-
-@uref{ftp://ftp.lerner.co.il/pub/emacs/}
-
@item
In the Emacs distribution. Since Emacs 18.56, the FAQ at the time
of release has been part of the Emacs distribution as either
@file{etc/FAQ} or @file{man/faq.texi} (@pxref{File-name conventions}).
-@item
-Via the World Wide Web. A hypertext version is available at
-
-@uref{http://www.lerner.co.il/emacs/}
-
@item
Via anonymous ftp and e-mail from @file{rtfm.mit.edu} (and its mirror in
Europe), the main repository for FAQs and other items posted to
For more information, send email to @email{mail-server@@rtfm.mit.edu}
with @samp{help} and @samp{index} in the body on separate lines.
-
-@item
-As the very last resort, you can e-mail a request to
-@email{emacs-faq@@lerner.co.il}. Don't do this unless you have made a
-good-faith effort to obtain the FAQ list via one of the methods listed
-above.
-
@end itemize
@c ------------------------------------------------------------
@cindex Unix regeps, differences from Emacs
@cindex Text strings, putting regexps in
-@inforef{Regexps, Regexps, emacs}.
+@inforef{Regexp Backslash, Regexp Backslash, emacs}.
The @code{or} operator is @samp{\|}, not @samp{|}, and the grouping operators
are @samp{\(} and @samp{\)}. Also, the string syntax for a backslash is
be done by setting the locale. See your OS manual for more information.
The second approach involves changing the regular expression used by
-dired, @code{dired-move-to-filename-regexp}.
+dired, @code{directory-listing-before-filename-regexp}.
@c ------------------------------------------------------------
@node Compiling and installing Emacs, Finding Emacs and related packages, Bugs and problems, Top
@cindex Keys, swapping
@cindex @code{keyboard-translate}
-In Emacs 19, you can swap two keys (or key sequences) by using the
-@code{keyboard-translate} function. For example, to turn @kbd{C-h} into
-@key{DEL} and @key{DEL} to @kbd{C-h}, use
+You can swap two keys (or key sequences) by using the
+@code{keyboard-translate} function. For example, to turn @kbd{C-h}
+into @key{DEL} and @key{DEL} to @kbd{C-h}, use
@lisp
(keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?) ; translate `C-h' to DEL
produced by the keyboard; the second, what is matched for in the
keymaps.
+However, in the specific case of @kbd{C-h} and @key{DEL}, you should
+toggle @code{normal-erase-is-backspace-mode} instead of calling
+@code{keyboard-translate}. @inforef{DEL Does Not Delete, DEL Does Not Delete,
+emacs}.
+
Keyboard translations are not the same as key bindings in keymaps.
Emacs contains numerous keymaps that apply in different situations, but
there is only one set of keyboard translations, and it applies to every
looked up in keymaps contain the characters that result from keyboard
translation.
-@inforef{Keyboard Translations, Keyboard Translations, emacs}.
-
@node Producing C-XXX with the keyboard, No Meta key, Swapping keys, Key bindings
@section How do I produce C-XXX with my keyboard?
@cindex Producing control characters