From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: 25505@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25505: 24.5; doc of `define-minor-mode': incorrect for :keymap
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2017 10:24:11 -0800 (PST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <a1069da8-bd14-4f68-964a-b6a88b65b0d5@default> (raw)
For :keymap, the doc string says "Same as the KEYMAP argument."
Similarly the doc in (elisp) `Defining Minor Modes'. This does not
appear to be correct.
For positional arg KEYMAP, the doc string says:
If non-nil, it should be a variable name (whose value is a keymap),
or an expression that returns either a keymap or a list of
arguments for `easy-mmode-define-keymap'.
...
But the value of :keymap apparently cannot be a variable name whose
value is a keymap or an expression that evaluates to a keymap. The
:keymap value you pass is apparently not evaluated - unlike other
keyword values such as :group.
So, for example, the `define-minor-mode' fr `follow-mode' uses this:
:keymap follow-mode-map
and not this:
:keymap 'follow-mode-map
and not this:
(let ((mainmap (make-sparse-keymap))
(map (make-sparse-keymap)))
(define-key map "\C-v" 'follow-scroll-up)
...
(define-key mainmap follow-mode-prefix map)
(define-key mainmap [remap end-of-buffer] 'follow-end-of-buffer)
...
mainmap)
In fact, it is not clear from the doc whether and which keyword values
are evaluated. And shouldn't they all be evaluated or else none be so?
In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
of 2015-04-11 on LEG570
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
`configure --prefix=/c/usr --host=i686-pc-mingw32'
next reply other threads:[~2017-01-21 18:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-01-21 18:24 Drew Adams [this message]
2017-01-23 17:12 ` bug#25505: 24.5; doc of `define-minor-mode': incorrect for :keymap Drew Adams
2017-02-10 23:28 ` npostavs
2017-02-10 23:43 ` Drew Adams
2017-02-15 14:49 ` Michael Heerdegen
2017-02-15 16:55 ` Noam Postavsky
2021-09-25 16:12 ` Stefan Kangas
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