From 1d49d5d9e1060decbbc95fa0a4a95c1aa190121d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 17:43:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Character Type): Clarify that \s is not space if a dash follows. --- lispref/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ lispref/objects.texi | 5 +++-- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/lispref/ChangeLog b/lispref/ChangeLog index e48370fe7ae..e4017227a65 100644 --- a/lispref/ChangeLog +++ b/lispref/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2005-12-08 Richard M. Stallman + + * objects.texi (Character Type): Clarify that \s is not space + if a dash follows. + 2005-12-05 Richard M. Stallman * windows.texi (Resizing Windows): Delete preserve-before args. diff --git a/lispref/objects.texi b/lispref/objects.texi index fcfad022dd0..f8a093656b9 100644 --- a/lispref/objects.texi +++ b/lispref/objects.texi @@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ you @emph{must} use a second @samp{\} to quote it: @samp{?\\}. vertical tab, formfeed, space, return, del, and escape as @samp{?\a}, @samp{?\b}, @samp{?\t}, @samp{?\n}, @samp{?\v}, @samp{?\f}, @samp{?\s}, @samp{?\r}, @samp{?\d}, and @samp{?\e}, respectively. -Thus, +(@samp{?\s} followed by a dash has a different meaning---it applies +the ``super'' modifier to the following character.) Thus, @example ?\a @result{} 7 ; @r{control-g, @kbd{C-g}} @@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ Thus, These sequences which start with backslash are also known as @dfn{escape sequences}, because backslash plays the role of an ``escape character''; this terminology has nothing to do with the -character @key{ESC}. @samp{\s} is meant for use only in character +character @key{ESC}. @samp{\s} is meant for use in character constants; in string constants, just write the space. @cindex control characters -- 2.11.4.GIT