From: Hong Xu <hong@topbug.net>
To: 74999@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#74999: [PATCH v4] Use `keymap*-set' over `global-set-key'/`define-key' in elisp intro
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:46:39 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20241226214814.52057-1-hong@topbug.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <86ed1uzwhw.fsf@gnu.org>
* doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Key Bindings): Since
`global-set-key' and `define-key' are considered legacy, we encourage
`keymap-global-set' and `keymap-set' now.
---
doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi | 119 +++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 81 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi b/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
index 49916235fbf9..daffd6386133 100644
--- a/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
+++ b/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
@@ -13810,7 +13810,7 @@ Whitespace Bug
If you wish, you can also install this key binding by evaluating it:
@smallexample
-(global-set-key "\C-c=" '@value{COUNT-WORDS})
+(keymap-global-set "C-c =" '@value{COUNT-WORDS})
@end smallexample
To conduct the first test, set mark and point to the beginning and end
@@ -14762,7 +14762,7 @@ count-words-in-defun
Let's reuse @kbd{C-c =} as a convenient key binding:
@smallexample
-(global-set-key "\C-c=" 'count-words-defun)
+(keymap-global-set "C-c =" 'count-words-defun)
@end smallexample
Now we can try out @code{count-words-defun}: install both
@@ -17229,7 +17229,7 @@ Key Bindings
@smallexample
@group
;;; Compare windows
-(global-set-key "\C-cw" 'compare-windows)
+(keymap-global-set "C-c w" 'compare-windows)
@end group
@end smallexample
@@ -17242,20 +17242,18 @@ Key Bindings
This also shows how to set a key globally, for all modes.
@cindex Setting a key globally
-@cindex Global set key
+@cindex Keymap global set
@cindex Key setting globally
-@findex global-set-key
-The command is @code{global-set-key}. It is followed by the
-key binding. In a @file{.emacs} file, the keybinding is written as
-shown: @code{\C-c} stands for Control-C, which means to press the
-control key and the @kbd{c} key at the same time. The @code{w} means
-to press the @kbd{w} key. The key binding is surrounded by double
-quotation marks. In documentation, you would write this as
-@w{@kbd{C-c w}}. (If you were binding a @key{META} key, such as
-@kbd{M-c}, rather than a @key{CTRL} key, you would write
-@w{@code{\M-c}} in your @file{.emacs} file. @xref{Init Rebinding, ,
-Rebinding Keys in Your Init File, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}, for
-details.)
+@findex keymap-global-set
+The key setting command is @code{keymap-global-set}. It is followed by
+the key binding. In a @file{.emacs} file, the keybinding is written as
+shown: @code{C-c} stands for Control-C, which means to press the control
+key and the @kbd{c} key at the same time. The @code{w} means to press
+the @kbd{w} key. The key binding is surrounded by double quotation
+marks. (If you were binding a @key{META} key, rather than a @key{CTRL}
+key, you would write @w{@code{M-c}} in your @file{.emacs} file.
+@xref{Init Rebinding, , Rebinding Keys in Your Init File, emacs, The GNU
+Emacs Manual}, for details.)
The command invoked by the keys is @code{compare-windows}. Note that
@code{compare-windows} is preceded by a single-quote; otherwise, Emacs
@@ -17284,7 +17282,7 @@ Key Bindings
@group
;;; Key binding for 'occur'
; I use occur a lot, so let's bind it to a key:
-(global-set-key "\C-co" 'occur)
+(keymap-global-set "C-c o" 'occur)
@end group
@end smallexample
@@ -17296,7 +17294,7 @@ Key Bindings
Matching lines are shown in a buffer called @file{*Occur*}.
That buffer serves as a menu to jump to occurrences.
-@findex global-unset-key
+@findex keymap-global-unset
@cindex Unbinding key
@cindex Key unbinding
@need 1250
@@ -17306,7 +17304,7 @@ Key Bindings
@smallexample
@group
;;; Unbind 'C-x f'
-(global-unset-key "\C-xf")
+(keymap-global-unset "C-x f")
@end group
@end smallexample
@@ -17324,7 +17322,7 @@ Key Bindings
@smallexample
@group
;;; Rebind 'C-x C-b' for 'buffer-menu'
-(global-set-key "\C-x\C-b" 'buffer-menu)
+(keymap-global-set "C-x C-b" 'buffer-menu)
@end group
@end smallexample
@@ -17336,33 +17334,79 @@ Key Bindings
command, which not only lists the buffers,
but moves point into that window.
+@subsection Legacy Global Key Binding Commands
+
+@findex global-set-key
+@cindex Global set key
+Historically, keys are bound globally using a lower-level function,
+@code{global-set-key}, which is now considered legacy. While you are
+encouraged to use @code{keymap-global-set}, you likely would encounter
+@code{global-set-key} in various places. The first example can be
+rewritten using @code{global-set-key} as:
+
+@smallexample
+@group
+(global-set-key "\C-cw" 'compare-windows)
+@end group
+@end smallexample
+
+It is very similar to @code{keymap-global-set}, with the keybinding
+following a slightly different format. Control-C is represented by
+@code{\C-c}, instead of @code{C-c}. There is no space between key
+strokes, like @code{\C-c} and @code{w} in this example. Despite the
+difference, in documentation, this is still written as @w{@kbd{C-c w}}
+for readability.
+
+@findex global-unset-key
+Historically, keys are unbound globally using a lower-function,
+@code{global-unset-key}, which is now considered legacy. Its key
+binding format follows that of @code{global-set-key}. The above key
+unbinding example can be rewritten as:
+@smallexample
+@group
+;;; Unbind 'C-x f'
+(global-unset-key "\C-xf")
+@end group
+@end smallexample
+
@node Keymaps
@section Keymaps
@cindex Keymaps
@cindex Rebinding keys
Emacs uses @dfn{keymaps} to record which keys call which commands.
-When you use @code{global-set-key} to set the key binding for a single
-command in all parts of Emacs, you are specifying the key binding in
-@code{current-global-map}.
+When you use @code{keymap-global-set} to set the key binding for a
+single command in all parts of Emacs, you are specifying the key binding
+in @code{current-global-map}.
Specific modes, such as C mode or Text mode, have their own keymaps;
the mode-specific keymaps override the global map that is shared by
all buffers.
-The @code{global-set-key} function binds, or rebinds, the global
+The @code{keymap-global-set} function binds, or rebinds, the global
keymap. For example, the following binds the key @kbd{C-x C-b} to the
function @code{buffer-menu}:
@smallexample
-(global-set-key "\C-x\C-b" 'buffer-menu)
+(keymap-global-set "C-x C-b" 'buffer-menu)
@end smallexample
-Mode-specific keymaps are bound using the @code{define-key} function,
+Mode-specific keymaps are bound using the @code{keymap-set} function,
which takes a specific keymap as an argument, as well as the key and
-the command. For example, my @file{.emacs} file contains the
-following expression to bind the @code{texinfo-insert-@@group} command
-to @kbd{C-c C-c g}:
+the command. For example, the following expression binds the
+@code{texinfo-insert-@@group} command to @kbd{C-c C-c g}:
+
+@smallexample
+@group
+(keymap-set texinfo-mode-map "C-c C-c g" 'texinfo-insert-@@group)
+@end group
+@end smallexample
+
+Historically, keymaps are bound using a lower-level function,
+@code{define-key}, which is now considered legacy. While you are
+encouraged to use @code{keymap-set}, you likely would encounter
+@code{define-key} in various places. The above key binding can be
+rewritten using @code{define-key} as:
@smallexample
@group
@@ -17396,9 +17440,9 @@ Keymaps
write a function to insert a word; but I prefer key strokes consistent
with other Texinfo mode key bindings.)
-You will see numerous @code{define-key} expressions in
-@file{loaddefs.el} as well as in the various mode libraries, such as
-@file{cc-mode.el} and @file{lisp-mode.el}.
+You will see numerous @code{keymap-set} and @code{define-key}
+expressions in @file{loaddefs.el} as well as in the various mode
+libraries, such as @file{cc-mode.el} and @file{lisp-mode.el}.
@xref{Key Bindings, , Customizing Key Bindings, emacs, The GNU Emacs
Manual}, and @ref{Keymaps, , Keymaps, elisp, The GNU Emacs Lisp
@@ -17440,13 +17484,12 @@ Loading Files
@need 1250
To replace the key binding for the default
-@code{split-window-vertically}, you must also unset that key and bind
-the keys to @code{split-window-quietly}, like this:
+@code{split-window-vertically}, you must bind the keys to
+@code{split-window-quietly}, like this:
@smallexample
@group
-(global-unset-key "\C-x2")
-(global-set-key "\C-x2" 'split-window-quietly)
+(keymap-global-set "C-x 2" 'split-window-quietly)
@end group
@end smallexample
@@ -17608,7 +17651,7 @@ Simple Extension
this:
@smallexample
-(global-set-key [f6] 'line-to-top-of-window)
+(keymap-global-set "<f6>" 'line-to-top-of-window)
@end smallexample
For more information, see @ref{Init Rebinding, , Rebinding Keys in
@@ -18791,7 +18834,7 @@ the-the
@group
;; Bind 'the-the' to C-c \
-(global-set-key "\C-c\\" 'the-the)
+(keymap-global-set "C-c \\" 'the-the)
@end group
@end smallexample
--
2.47.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-12-26 21:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-12-19 22:36 bug#74983: [PATCH] Use `keymap-set' instead of `define-key' in emacs lisp intro Hong Xu
2024-12-20 7:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-12-20 9:35 ` Stefan Kangas
2024-12-20 21:42 ` bug#74999: [PATCH v2] Recommend " Hong Xu
2024-12-21 7:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-12-21 8:03 ` bug#74999: [PATCH v3] " Hong Xu
2024-12-23 20:42 ` Hong Xu
2024-12-24 3:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-12-26 8:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-12-26 21:46 ` Hong Xu [this message]
2024-12-26 22:05 ` bug#74999: [PATCH v4] Use `keymap*-set' over `global-set-key'/`define-key' in elisp intro Hong Xu
2024-12-27 7:44 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-12-26 21:58 ` bug#74999: [PATCH v3] Recommend `keymap-set' instead of `define-key' in emacs lisp intro Hong Xu
2024-12-27 7:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-12-21 8:06 ` bug#74999: [PATCH v2] " Hong Xu
2024-12-20 15:43 ` bug#74983: [PATCH] Use " Drew Adams via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2024-12-20 21:50 ` Hong Xu
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