Re: Pretest next week

[Adrian Robert <adrian.b.robert@gmail.com>]

On Jan 24, 2009, at 10:43 AM, Adrian Robert wrote:

>
> On Jan 22, 2009, at 9:33 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>
>>> 1) Complete removal of all Feval() calls in bad places as  
>>> discussed earlier
>>> on this list.  A quick check reveals four places, relating  to:  
>>> emacs
>>> termination, deadkey input handling, toolbar toggle, and   
>>> preferences-help.
>>
>>> - Mostly straightforward (but taking some time) by using custom
>>> nonascii-keystroke' events,
>>
>> Sound right.
>>
>>> except for the case of input-method handling when in isearch mode,
>>> where passing such an event breaks out of the isearch entry; I could
>>> use some help on this.
>>
>> Most likely those events should not be handled by the global-map, but
>> instead either directly by the C code (e.g. in  
>> kbd_buffer_get_event), or
>> via special-event-map, or via input-decode-map.
>
> I tried using special-event-map, following the example of delete- 
> frame, but I still get a "Wrong type argument: commandp, ns-echo- 
> working-text"  message.  I'm trying to get ns-echo-working-text  
> called non-interactively so it can make some text changes in the  
> echo area.  Is there any way to do this?

Never mind, after more experimentation it seems that having an  
interactive function is needed and OK now -- the problem w/putting  
text in the echo area must be a difference between going through the  
special-event-map and NONASCII_KEYSTROKE.  I will try to clean up the  
patch below and repost before submitting.