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Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode
From: |
Kai Großjohann |
Subject: |
Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode |
Date: |
Sat, 29 Dec 2001 11:30:52 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.090004 (Oort Gnus v0.04) Emacs/21.1.50 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) |
address@hidden (Kim F. Storm) writes:
> address@hidden (Kai Großjohann) writes:
>
>> address@hidden (Kim F. Storm) writes:
>>
>> > Basically, I still feel that when emacs prints a certain name for an
>> > event, then it should be possible to use that same name when making a
>> > binding for that event.
>>
>> Of course, my suggestion is to advise people to use the kbd syntax,
>> as it gives what you want.
>
> I knew you would say that :-)
> And I don't disagree in general - but it is an even more complex
> syntax for the novice user.
I've been using the kbd syntax for years in gnu.emacs.help to tell
people what keys to press. There have been few complaints.
Hypothetical typical example:
Joe Smith writes:
> How do I reindent the whole buffer? It's tedious to hit TAB
> on each line.
C-x h C-M-\
kai
--
Life is hard and then you die.
I'm a little bit surprised to hear you say that novices won't
understand it. I didn't get much feedback about this. Except that
once in a blue moon, people would as what does `M-' mean -- and that
question does not go away with any kind of syntax.
> The problem is that define-key is built-in while kbd is not.
In what way is kbd not built-in? No `require' statement is necessary
to be able to use it. Just put it in your ~/.emacs file and Bob's
your uncle.
kai
--
Simplification good! Oversimplification bad! (Larry Wall)
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode, (continued)
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode, Richard Stallman, 2001/12/28
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode, Richard Stallman, 2001/12/27
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode, Kim F. Storm, 2001/12/27
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode, Richard Stallman, 2001/12/28
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode, Kim F. Storm, 2001/12/28
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode, Kai Großjohann, 2001/12/29
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode, Richard Stallman, 2001/12/29
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode, Kai Großjohann, 2001/12/28
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode, Kim F. Storm, 2001/12/28
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode, Miles Bader, 2001/12/28
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode,
Kai Großjohann <=
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode, Kim F. Storm, 2001/12/29
- Re: Proposal: Bind backspace and delete like DEL in view-mode, Kai Großjohann, 2001/12/29