Re: Key-binding clash between gnus and calc

[David Kastrup]

Ryan Yeske <address@hidden> writes:

>        Are there any conventions for global keybindings?
>
>    Yes--you should always ask me.
>
> With all the recent talk about global bindings and calc, I thought I
> should mention that the recently added rcirc package includes two
> global bindings after it is loaded:
>
> C-c `

Used by AUCTeX.

> C-c C-SPC

Probably hard to enter on some terminals.

> both run the command: rcirc-next-active-buffer:
>   "Go to the ARGth rcirc buffer with activity.
> The function given by `rcirc-switch-to-buffer-function' is used to
> show the buffer."
>
> C-c ` was the original binding I used, and C-c C-SPC was added as
> people who were familiar ERC preferred that binding.

It does not seem like rcirc would be a class of application that would
be predetermined to occupy the global key space in that manner.
Perhaps you could explain the rationale for using a global key binding
here?

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