bug#8551: making Emacs remember a key binding to 'other-window

bug#8551: making Emacs remember a key binding to 'other-window

[Kevin Michael Simonson]

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I am often running Emacs with multiple windows.  In my opinion the "C-x o" key-combination is too cumbersome, and I never use the "open-line" function "C-o" is bound to, so I'm always using "global-set-key" to bind "C-o" to "other-window".  How can I put that key binding in my ".emacs" file so that this key binding is remembered and I don't have to keep executing "global-set-key" manually?

Kevin Simonson


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bug#8551: making Emacs remember a key binding to 'other-window

[Drew Adams]

> I am often running Emacs with multiple windows.  In my opinion
> the "C-x o" key-combination is too cumbersome, and I never use
> the "open-line" function "C-o" is bound to, so I'm always using
> "global-set-key" to bind "C-o" to "other-window".  How can I put
> that key binding in my ".emacs" file so that this key binding is
> remembered and I don't have to keep executing "global-set-key"
> manually?   Kevin Simonson

A couple of administrative things, FYI:
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Wrt your question, here's what I would suggest:

In Emacs 22+, where (fboundp 'command-remapping) is non-nil:

 (global-set-key [remap open-line] 'other-window) 

In Emacs before 22 (no command remapping):

 (substitute-key-definition 'open-line 'other-window global-map)

bug#8551: making Emacs remember a key binding to 'other-window

[Stefan Monnier]

> I am often running Emacs with multiple windows.  In my opinion the "C-x o"
> key-combination is too cumbersome, and I never use the "open-line" function
> "C-o" is bound to, so I'm always using "global-set-key" to bind "C-o" to
> "other-window".  How can I put that key binding in my ".emacs" file so that
> this key binding is remembered and I don't have to keep executing
> "global-set-key" manually?

I'd recommend you post such questions to gnu.emacs.help, since it's
neither a bug report, nor a feature request, but just a question.

As for answers, the Emacs manual (reachable via the Help menu, for
example) is a good way to figure it out.  It has a whole section "53.4.6
Rebinding Keys in Your Init File" with examples.

So for your case, you'd do:

   (global-set-key [?\C-o] 'other-window)


-- Stefan

bug#8551: making Emacs remember a key binding to 'other-window

[Deniz Dogan]

2011/4/25 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>:
>   (global-set-key [?\C-o] 'other-window)
>

Or:

(global-set-key (kbd "C-o") 'other-window)