Topic: Important Keys

Question: Have you been working out with the Alt-?, Ctrl-k "Lookup Key Binding" function. There is a deeper reason to learn it and it's kin. . . .

Answer: Well, so far, we have been searching for functions, testing if key bindings are connected to a function and guess what? The whole family of Info Functions follow this pattern. (See, there is a reasoning to XEmacs design.)

1. Info (Table of) Contents: Alt-?, i
2. Lookup Key Binding: Alt-?, Ctrl-k
3. Lookup Command: Alt-?, Ctrl-c
4. Lookup Function: Alt-?, Ctrl-f
5. Lookup Topic: Alt-?, Ctrl-i

So, now, you can look up tons of things.

• Alt-?, i # Shows the info viewer.
• Alt-?, Ctrl-k, Ctrl-x, Ctrl-c, # Shows the save-buffers-kill-emacs
• Alt-?, Ctrl-c, save-buffers-kill-emacs # Shows the help info screen, on the above.
• Alt-?, Ctrl-f, save-current-buffer # Shows what you would expect.
• Alt-?, Ctrl-i. Xemacs, enter # Shows the manual.

• Did you try, Alt-?, Ctrl-f, save-buffers-kill-emacs ? It isn't there why?

Platform: Linux
Level: Amateur
GlR