The editor command loop reads key sequences using the function
read-key-sequence
, which uses read-event
. These and other
functions for event input are also available for use in Lisp programs.
See also momentary-string-display
in section Temporary Displays,
and sit-for
in section Waiting for Elapsed Time or Input. See section Terminal Input, for
functions and variables for controlling terminal input modes and
debugging terminal input. See section Translating Input Events, for features you
can use for translating or modifying input events while reading them.
For higher-level input facilities, see section Minibuffers.
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