define_key man page seems incorrect

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define_key man page seems incorrect

by Mike Gran :: Rate this Message:

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Hi-

The man page for define_key says that "The keycode must be greater than
zero, else ERR is returned."

Glancing at the code for define_key, it seems that the determination of
the return value is more complicated than that.

Thanks,

Mike Gran

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Re: define_key man page seems incorrect

by Thomas Dickey-2 :: Rate this Message:

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On Sun, 13 Sep 2009, Mike Gran wrote:

> Hi-
>
> The man page for define_key says that "The keycode must be greater than
> zero, else ERR is returned."
>
> Glancing at the code for define_key, it seems that the determination of
> the return value is more complicated than that.

I see (making a to-do item to document it)

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