Re: A simple implementation of context-sensitive keys

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Tassilo Horn wrote:
> "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> Hi Lennart,
> 
>>> Here's a q&d implementation of what I thought should do the trick.
>>> It works for me, although only very briefly tested.
>>>
>>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>>> (defun find-key-commands (key)
>>>   (let (list)
>>>     (when overriding-terminal-local-map
>>
>> Yes, the structure of the key binding search must be mirrored in the
>> routine. But the problem I tried to solve was rather to find the
>> keymap variable names.
> 
> Ok, that's true.  You either have the keymap variable name or the mode
> name.  In most cases appending "-map" to the mode name makes the keymap
> name.  And even it that fails for some modes, I thing something like
> 
>   TAB ist bound to `do-foo' in `foo-mode'.
> 
> is not too bad.

Yes, it might be good to combine the output with this information when
it looks reliable.

>> You do not have those names available anywhere really. You have to
>> guess.
> 
> Maybe an adapted version of `apropos-value' might do the trick.  As it's
> now it's much too slow

Did you try describe-key-and-map-briefly?

>> But combining the mirrored structure with the routine that guesses the
>> keymap variable name would be the best I think.
> 
> Yeah, something like that.
> 
> Bye,
> Tassilo