From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: defcustom :type to use for a key sequence? Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:44:36 -0800 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1134594062 8117 80.91.229.2 (14 Dec 2005 21:01:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:01:02 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 14 22:00:54 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Emdfu-0007QG-F4 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:56:36 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EmdgV-0007Li-Ry for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:57:11 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EmaB1-00031i-Oa for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:12:28 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ema0V-00007A-Si for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:01:47 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EmZv1-0006q6-6g for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:55:56 -0500 Original-Received: from [148.87.122.30] (helo=rgminet01.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA:24) (Exim 4.34) id 1EmZx6-0008At-2b for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:58:05 -0500 Original-Received: from rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.49]) by rgminet01.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.6/Switch-3.1.6) with ESMTP id jBEGtC9I024083 for ; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:55:12 -0700 Original-Received: from rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id jBEGsc3e012278 for ; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:55:12 -0700 Original-Received: from dradamslap (dradams-lap.us.oracle.com [130.35.177.126]) by rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with SMTP id jBEGialc007812 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:44:37 -0700 Original-To: "Emacs-Devel" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:47713 Archived-At: I sent this question to gnu-emacs-help a while back. I got one reply saying that there is no better choice, for now, than `sexp', and that this (key-sequence typing) was to be reviewed for possible enhancement after the release. Can someone confirm that `sexp' is the best choice here, for now? Thanks. Suppose I have this: (defcustom the-key [(meta ?\ )] "...") (define-key my-map the-key 'the-cmd)) A user might customize which key sequence is bound to `the-cmd'. What :type is appropriate for the defcustom? I don't see a type ready-made for key sequences. Just `string'? Or is a `choice' of `string' and (what kind of?) `vector' appropriate? How can the :type allow for any key sequence (besides using just `sexp')? Thx.