Re: C-c C-x M-g??

[Bob Proulx]

Andrea Crotti wrote:
> What I thought was that C-c stands for command, C-x stands for execute,
> and then the problem is that most of the other keys are already taken.

Most commands were tied to the first level keys directly.  C-f for
Forward, C-b for Backward, C-n for Next, C-p for previous and so
forth.  But eventually you run out of mnemonics and just have to pick
a key for it.  But for the eXtended key set C-x was used.

You can find this in the emacs tutorial.

        C-x     Character eXtend.  Followed by one character.
        M-x     Named command eXtend.  Followed by a long name.

> Yesterday I also found M-g, so now I should really find a good
> explanation before the next talk ;)

The control-g character is the bell character.  It rings the terminal
bell.  An interrupt.  Cancel.  Ding!

Bob