Update docs to use \e instead of \x1b for esc since we now support it

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Kovid Goyal 2022-11-27 10:06:04 +05:30
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@ -3969,7 +3969,7 @@ when pressing specified shortcut keys. For example::
This will send "Special text" when you press the :kbd:`Ctrl+Alt+A` key
combination. The text to be sent decodes :link:`ANSI C escapes <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/ANSI_002dC-Quoting.html>`
so you can use escapes like :code:`\\\\x1b` to send control codes or :code:`\\\\u21fb` to send
so you can use escapes like :code:`\\\\e` to send control codes or :code:`\\\\u21fb` to send
Unicode characters (or you can just input the Unicode characters directly as
UTF-8 text). You can use ``kitty +kitten show_key`` to get the key escape
codes you want to emulate.

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@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class SendText(RemoteCommand):
desc = (
'Send arbitrary text to specified windows. The text follows Python'
' escaping rules. So you can use :link:`escapes <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/ANSI_002dC-Quoting.html>`'
" like :code:`'\\\\x1b'` to send control codes"
" like :code:`'\\\\e'` to send control codes"
" and :code:`'\\\\u21fa'` to send Unicode characters. Remember to use single-quotes otherwise"
' the backslash is interpreted as a shell escape character. If you use the :option:`kitty @ send-text --match` option'
' the text will be sent to all matched windows. By default, text is sent to'