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-rw-r--r--XMonad/Util/EZConfig.hs18
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/XMonad/Util/EZConfig.hs b/XMonad/Util/EZConfig.hs
index 08f38da..c37f94b 100644
--- a/XMonad/Util/EZConfig.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Util/EZConfig.hs
@@ -134,11 +134,16 @@ removeMouseBindings conf mouseBindingList =
-- the key sequence descriptions contained in the Strings. The key
-- sequence descriptions are \"emacs-style\": @M-@, @C-@, @S-@, and
-- @M\#-@ denote mod, control, shift, and mod1-mod5 (where @\#@ is
--- replaced by the appropriate number) respectively; some special
--- keys can be specified by enclosing their name in angle brackets.
+-- replaced by the appropriate number) respectively. Note that if
+-- you want to make a keybinding using \'alt\' even though you use a
+-- different key (like the \'windows\' key) for \'mod\', you can use
+-- something like @\"M1-x\"@ for alt+x (check the output of @xmodmap@
+-- to see which mod key \'alt\' is bound to). Some special keys can
+-- also be specified by enclosing their name in angle brackets.
--
--- For example, @\"M-C-x\"@ denotes mod+ctrl+x; @\"S-\<Escape\>\"@ denotes
--- shift-escape.
+-- For example, @\"M-C-x\"@ denotes mod+ctrl+x; @\"S-\<Escape\>\"@
+-- denotes shift-escape; @\"M1-C-\<Delete\>\"@ denotes alt+ctrl+delete
+-- (assuming alt is bound to mod1, which is common).
--
-- Sequences of keys can also be specified by separating the key
-- descriptions with spaces. For example, @\"M-x y \<Down\>\"@ denotes the
@@ -159,7 +164,10 @@ removeMouseBindings conf mouseBindingList =
-- create a keymap and add it to your config.
--
-- Here is a complete list of supported special keys. Note that a few
--- keys, such as the arrow keys, have synonyms:
+-- keys, such as the arrow keys, have synonyms. If there are other
+-- special keys you would like to see supported, feel free to submit a
+-- patch, or ask on the xmonad mailing list; adding special keys is
+-- quite simple.
--
-- > <Backspace>
-- > <Tab>