* Discouraging C-g in the same way C-h is discouraged
@ 2011-09-16 19:50 Edward O'Connor
2011-09-16 23:11 ` Deniz Dogan
2011-09-17 19:50 ` Chong Yidong
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From: Edward O'Connor @ 2011-09-16 19:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-devel
Hi,
(elisp)Key Binding Conventions contains the following text, discouraging
mode authors from binding C-h:
* Don't bind `C-h' following any prefix character (including `C-c').
If you don't bind `C-h', it is automatically available as a help
character for listing the subcommands of the prefix character.
I think it should similarly discourage authors from binding C-g, for the
similar reason that users might often begin a key sequence and then want
to stop before completing the sequence. Some users hit ESC in such a
situation, while others hit C-g.
Thoughts?
Ted
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* Re: Discouraging C-g in the same way C-h is discouraged
2011-09-16 19:50 Discouraging C-g in the same way C-h is discouraged Edward O'Connor
@ 2011-09-16 23:11 ` Deniz Dogan
2011-09-17 19:50 ` Chong Yidong
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From: Deniz Dogan @ 2011-09-16 23:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-devel
On 2011-09-16 21:50, Edward O'Connor wrote:
> Hi,
>
> (elisp)Key Binding Conventions contains the following text, discouraging
> mode authors from binding C-h:
>
> * Don't bind `C-h' following any prefix character (including `C-c').
> If you don't bind `C-h', it is automatically available as a help
> character for listing the subcommands of the prefix character.
>
> I think it should similarly discourage authors from binding C-g, for the
> similar reason that users might often begin a key sequence and then want
> to stop before completing the sequence. Some users hit ESC in such a
> situation, while others hit C-g.
>
I thought it said that somewhere already. Does it not?
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* Re: Discouraging C-g in the same way C-h is discouraged
2011-09-16 19:50 Discouraging C-g in the same way C-h is discouraged Edward O'Connor
2011-09-16 23:11 ` Deniz Dogan
@ 2011-09-17 19:50 ` Chong Yidong
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From: Chong Yidong @ 2011-09-17 19:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Edward O'Connor; +Cc: emacs-devel
"Edward O'Connor" <hober0@gmail.com> writes:
> I think it should similarly discourage authors from binding C-g, for the
> similar reason that users might often begin a key sequence and then want
> to stop before completing the sequence. Some users hit ESC in such a
> situation, while others hit C-g.
I added an item for this. Thanks.
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