From: chad <yandros@MIT.EDU>
To: Emacs-Devel devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Binding M-n and M-p to forward-paragraph and backward-paragraph respectively
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 21:10:00 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E038B929-42DD-417F-A5C0-21B2EA74FFED@mit.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvlizk9p9u.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>
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On Apr 8, 2011, at 6:40 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> I globally bind M-n and M-p to forward-paragraph and
>> backward-paragraph respectively.
>
>> Would it be okay to make these global bindings default?
>
> I don't thi"nk so. It's one of the few short keys left for major modes
> to bind to "next/prev" commands.
I think the idea that major modes should be encouraged to bind
M-n/M-p to mode-specific next/prev commands is a fine one, and
that it is encouraged rather than hampered by a default binding
that accomplishes something similar -- teach the users to expect
M-n/M-p to do those sorts of things in general, and they'll be more
likely to expect, find, and use mode-specific bindings in major
modes.
I also think the idea that we shouldn't add new bindings because
then someone in the future might think that those bindings are
somehow `special' - and that we might want them to think
otherwise - is a rather extreme combination of straw-man and
absurdity.
On the gripping hand, if we want to reconsider Emacs' default
bindings in toto, I don't think we'll have a better opportunity than
the upcoming Emacs 24 release for several years.
Hope that helps,
*Chad
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Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-04-07 13:57 Binding M-n and M-p to forward-paragraph and backward-paragraph respectively Deniz Dogan
2011-04-07 16:33 ` Binding M-n and M-p to forward-paragraph and backward-paragraphrespectively Drew Adams
2011-04-07 17:57 ` Sean Sieger
2011-04-07 18:15 ` Binding M-n and M-p to forward-paragraph andbackward-paragraphrespectively Drew Adams
2011-04-07 18:24 ` Sean Sieger
2011-04-07 18:28 ` Binding M-n and M-p to forward-paragraphandbackward-paragraphrespectively Drew Adams
2011-04-07 18:29 ` Sean Sieger
2011-04-07 20:31 ` Antoine Levitt
2011-04-07 20:53 ` Binding M-n and M-p toforward-paragraphandbackward-paragraphrespectively Drew Adams
2011-04-08 3:13 ` Davis Herring
2011-04-08 8:09 ` Andreas Röhler
2011-04-07 22:30 ` Binding M-n and M-p to forward-paragraphandbackward-paragraphrespectively David De La Harpe Golden
2011-04-08 10:19 ` Antoine Levitt
2011-04-08 21:48 ` Lennart Borgman
2011-04-09 1:40 ` Binding M-n and M-p to forward-paragraph and backward-paragraph respectively Stefan Monnier
2011-04-09 4:10 ` chad [this message]
2011-04-09 15:24 ` Binding M-n and M-p to forward-paragraph and backward-paragraphrespectively Drew Adams
2011-04-09 19:09 ` chad
2011-04-09 19:26 ` Drew Adams
2011-04-10 2:49 ` Leo
2011-04-10 3:10 ` chad
2011-04-10 5:37 ` Leo
2011-04-10 9:15 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-04-10 13:17 ` Lennart Borgman
2011-04-09 21:29 ` Davis Herring
2011-04-09 22:50 ` PJ Weisberg
2011-04-09 19:30 ` Binding M-n and M-p to forward-paragraph and backward-paragraph respectively Chong Yidong
2011-04-10 3:33 ` Stefan Monnier
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