Re: Get key-binding for a command and print key binding in kbd syntax

[Robert Pluim]

>>>>> On Thu, 09 Feb 2023 12:09:14 +0100, Tassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org> said:
    Tassilo> Oh, not quite.  Right now, there's for example a "[C]ompose a new 
mail"
    Tassilo> text where the C also has a keymap property which would invoke the
    Tassilo> respective command on mouse-2 and RET.  `substitute-command-keys'
    Tassilo> doesn't allow doing that out of the box.  So one would need to 
iterate
    Tassilo> over occurrences of the help-key-binding face afterwards, 
translate back
    Tassilo> to the command and add a keymap property.

    Tassilo> How do I lookup a command for the printed key description?

    Tassilo>   (keymap-lookup nil "C-c C-c")
    Tassilo>   ;=> message-send-and-exit

    Tassilo> works but is too new to be used for packages supporting
    Tassilo> older emacsen.

I think `keymap-lookup' will be in `compat' when emacs-29 comes out

    Tassilo> Is

    Tassilo>   (lookup-key (current-local-map) (kbd "C-c C-c"))

    Tassilo> the right incarnation?

For a 'keymap property? Probably

    (get-char-property (point) 'keymap)

is needed to get the right map. `current-local-map' is for the buffer.

Robert
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