Re: Binding Alt-n, Alt-p, ESC-n, ESC-p

[Tim Johnson]

* Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> [171030 01:29]:
> Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> writes:
> 
> > Using GNU Emacs 25.1.1 on Ubuntu 14.04
> >
> > I have no pressing need to know, but am just curious:
> >
> > Alt-n, Alt-p, ESC-n, ESC-p are undefined on my emacs. 
> >
> 
> In which mode? I don't think there's a global binding for those
> keys. Put another way: what did you expect them to be bound to?

  I had no expectations as to what they might be bound to. I
  surmised that it might be some historical issue. 
  
  Since these key combinations are so handy, one might be tempted to
  use them globally. That might mean that a subsequent utilization
  of a mode using them would get clobbered.

  Would not binding these key combinations to a mode violate the
  conventions as laid out here:
  
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Key-Binding-Conventions.html
  ?

  Thanks. No big deal, just curious.

-- 
Tim 
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