From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)
Cc: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>, Emacs-Devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: defcustom :type to use for a key sequence?
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:47:31 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3wti6hta4.fsf@kfs-l.imdomain.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <43A1943C.804@student.lu.se> (Lennart Borgman's message of "Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:05:16 +0100")
Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman.073@student.lu.se> writes:
> Kim F. Storm wrote:
>
>>Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman.073@student.lu.se> writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>>IMO a sexp is better since it is more flexible.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Really? Can you please be more specific.
>>
>>What type of event cannot be expressed via the kbd macro?
>>
>>
> I do not know. That was not what I meant. I just meant that a string
> can be entered like for example "\C-g" when you use :type 'sexp.
With my suggestion, you just write C-g -- much simpler and equally flexible.
A user must know a lot about internal representation -- with my suggestion,
he just has to do C-h c to learn how to write the keys he's interested in
and copy the output directly to the field.
--
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk> http://www.cua.dk
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-12-15 22:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <DNEMKBNJBGPAOPIJOOICIEGFCOAA.drew.adams@oracle.com>
2005-12-14 16:44 ` defcustom :type to use for a key sequence? Drew Adams
2005-12-15 9:34 ` Kim F. Storm
2005-12-15 13:13 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-12-15 15:11 ` Kim F. Storm
2005-12-15 16:05 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-12-15 22:47 ` Kim F. Storm [this message]
2005-12-15 22:54 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-12-15 23:49 ` Kim F. Storm
2005-12-15 23:55 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-12-16 17:46 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-12-20 14:53 ` Kim F. Storm
2005-12-21 2:58 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-12-21 8:31 ` David Kastrup
2005-12-16 0:51 ` Drew Adams
2005-12-20 15:06 ` Kim F. Storm
2005-12-20 17:32 ` Drew Adams
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