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From: bjaspan@ATHENA.MIT.EDU ("Barr3y Jaspan")
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Subject: Documentation Strings
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Why does \[COMMAND] in a documentation string produce "M-x COMMAND" if
command is not bound to any keys but "ESC key" if it is bound to a
meta-key sequence?  I personally find the M- syntax more pleasing and,
in any case, it should at least be consistent.

Barr3y Jaspan, bjaspan@mit.edu