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Re: Overriding major mode key bindings


From: Tim Johnson
Subject: Re: Overriding major mode key bindings
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 07:16:10 -0800
User-agent: Mutt/1.7.0 (2016-08-17)

* Grant Rettke <gcr@wisdomandwonder.com> [160905 06:29]:
> On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 7:02 PM, Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> wrote:
> > After some research, it looks like what I really should do is
> > to create my own minor mode and and bind the keys the I want to
> > "protect" to that minor mode.
> >
> > See
> > http://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/352/how-to-override-major-mode-bindings/358#358
> >
> > Am I on the right track? I am soliciting a second opinion.
> 
> Yes because `global-set-key' bindings can easily get stomped on to
> your point. The caveat is that it is fine if you only use it for
> virtually never used keys. For example I use `f9' because it is a
> long-reach and no one every binds to it. Sounds like you are bindings
> keys that do get used often, and you aren't OK with that and that is
> exactly why you would use a minor mode.
> 
> Happy hacking.
  Thank you Grant. I will procede.
  (HHKL2-and-qisan-magicforce)
  :)

-- 
Tim 
http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com



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