Global keymaps [was: Yanking isearch to highlight-regexp]

[Juri Linkov]

>> I see bindings.el has other candidates for dedicated keymaps like
>> recently discussed `C-x n' for narrow-related command, and also
>> `C-x r' for register commands, `C-x a' for abbrev commands.
>
> Tho C-x r is a bit of a weird puppy, as it's both "register" and
> "rectangle" commands (with some overlap).

Then we can use the same naming convention as for C-x 4 and C-x 5 maps:

    ctl-x-4-map - keymap for subcommands of C-x 4
    ctl-x-5-map - keymap for frame commands

Such names don't restrict the map to commands of only one feature.

By analogy, we could have:

    ctl-x-a-map - keymap for abbreviation commands
    ctl-x-n-map - keymap for narrowing commands
    ctl-x-r-map - keymap for register/rectangle subcommands of C-x r
    esc-g-map   - keymap for navigation subcommands of M-g
    etc.

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Juri Linkov
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