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Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 00:59:53 -0800
From: Bob Weiner <weiner@infodock.com>
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In-reply-to: <m2g20bbpat.fsf@altair.xemacs.org> (message from Steven L Baur on 08 Jan 1997 17:38:50 -0800)
Subject: Re: What happened to M-g?

>>>>> "SLB" == Steven L Baur <steve@miranova.com> writes:

>>>>> "Hunter" == Hunter Kelly <retnuh@corona.pixar.com> writes:
   SLB> M-g is used as a prefix map in utils/facemenu.el (loaded by
   SLB> enriched.el).  The comments there say:

   SLB> ;;; Provide some binding for startup:
   SLB> ;;; XEmacs -- goto-line is a *much* better binding for M-g.
   SLB> ;;;dont ###autoload (define-key global-map "\M-g" 'facemenu-keymap)

   SLB> (defvar facemenu-key "\M-g"
   SLB>   "Prefix key to use for facemenu commands.")

   SLB> If you don't wish to clobber M-g, then set facemenu-key to whatever
   SLB> else you wish.

Personally, I agree with the XEmacs comment above.  Goto-line is too
valuable a binding for any package to override it by default.  There
are certainly other less central meta keys that could be used.

Bob

