Drew Adams <drew.ad...@oracle.com> writes: > * Sequences consisting of `C-c' followed by any other punctuation > character are allocated for minor modes. Using them in a major > mode is not absolutely prohibited, but if you do that, the major > mode binding may be shadowed from time to time by minor modes. > > IOW, no major mode should bind any of the latter group of keys, > including `C-'' and `C-`', and any minor mode may do so - whether > that mode is "official" or not.
We are talking about C-c ' but I think that's a typo in the paragraph above, since the manual you quote is about C-c '. > 1b. There is no global default binding for `C-'' in `emacs -Q'. > And there should not be, since it is reserved for minor modes. > > I don't know whether Org binds `C-'' for a minor mode or for > a major mode, but if it is the latter then it is in violation > of the convention. As the manual says, this is not prohibited, just discouraged. You're of course allowed to shadow C-c ' in your code. -- Bastien
