Re: Key bindings

[SteveFKI]

Malte,

This is indeed right, but I cannot explain how/why my home key is mapped to
find. It's fixed now, and works.

Thanks

Steve


Malte Spiess-3 wrote:
> 
> SteveFKI <stephen.brown@eu.fkilogistex.com> writes:
> 
>> Tassilo Horn-3 wrote:
> 
>>> Use `C-h k' to get the binding string and use that with the `kbd'-macro.
>>> 
>>> ,----[ C-h k <home> ]
>>> | <home> runs the command move-beginning-of-line
>>> [...]
>>> `----
>>> 
>>> ,----[ C-h k <C-home> ]
>>> | <C-home> runs the command beginning-of-buffer
>>> [...]
>>> `----
>>> 
>>> You see, emacs 22 already has the bindings you want. :-)
>>> 
>>> Nevertheless, if you would want to rebind them, you would do
>>> 
>>>   (global-set-key (kbd "<C-home>") 'some-function)
>>> 
>>> Bye,
>>> Tassilo
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>>
>> I tried this, and I get the same problem. However, when I type C-h k
>> <home>,
>> it emacs tells me that
>>
>> "<find> runs the command search-forward
>>  (search-forward STRING &optional BOUND NOERROR COUNT)
>>       which is an interactive built-in function.
>>
>> Sounds like I am trying to override a function, which cannot be
>> overriden.
>>
>> By the way I am using emacs  version 21.3.1, and not in aposition to
>> upgrade.
> 
> Okay, I would recommend it, too!
> 
>> Any more ideas?
> 
> Yes, it seems like the key you pressed is not recognised as <home>, but
> as <find>. So you probably should write
> (global-set-key (kbd "<C-find>") 'some-function)
> instead. Very strange keyboard setup btw.
> 
> Greetings
> 
> Malte
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