Re: Problems with whole buffer Custom functions.

[Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>]

>     More keys are not enabled in editable fields, for instance, `n' and `p':
>
> I like the idea of using M-n and M-p for them.  Those keys
> could be bound in the keymap used for editable fields, and then they
> would work everywhere in the buffer.

I'd reserve M-n and M-p in editable fields for history navigation.
Since editable fields are very like the minibuffer where M-n and M-p
are used to navigate in the minibuffer history, it makes sense to
implement something similar for editable fields (after the release).

>     Perhaps cus-edit should bind `C-c C-c' and `C-x C-s' in a new keymap
>     inheriting from widget-field-keymap.
>
> I think that is a good idea.
>
> Can one of you do these things?

Below is a patch that implement this.

Index: lisp/cus-edit.el
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RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/lisp/cus-edit.el,v
retrieving revision 1.279
diff -c -r1.279 cus-edit.el
*** lisp/cus-edit.el	19 Jan 2006 23:26:04 -0000	1.279
--- lisp/cus-edit.el	22 Jan 2006 00:43:55 -0000
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*** 4400,4405 ****
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      ["Erase Customization" Custom-reset-standard t]
      ["Info" (info "(emacs)Easy Customization") t]))
  
+ (defvar custom-field-keymap
+   (let ((map (copy-keymap widget-field-keymap)))
+     (define-key map "\C-c\C-c" 'Custom-set)
+     (define-key map "\C-x\C-s" 'Custom-save)
+     map)
+     "Keymap used inside editable fields in customization buffers.")
+ 
+ (widget-put (get 'editable-field 'widget-type) :keymap custom-field-keymap)
+ 
  (defun Custom-goto-parent ()
    "Go to the parent group listed at the top of this buffer.
  If several parents are listed, go to the first of them."

-- 
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/