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martin rudalics wrote:
> Not really recommended:
>
> (defvar my-map (make-sparse-keymap)
>    "My keymap.")
>
> (defvar my-map-alist `((t . ,my-map))
>    "My keymap alist.")
>
> (add-to-ordered-list 'emulation-mode-map-alists 'my-map-alist 100)
>
> (define-key my-map [(control n)] 'other-window)

I tried this and it works great so far. Why is it not recommended?