Re: cua-mode and long key sequences

[mopi <52hands@gmail.com>]

On 17 Apr, 12:52, no-s...@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) wrote:
> mopi <52ha...@gmail.com> writes:
> > There is some special cases in cua mode that I want to improve. I'm
> > sure this has already been solved several times already so I turn to
> > the Emacs wizards in this group.
>
> > Consider the following:
> > 1. Mark a region.
> > 2. Type C-c and press the home button.
>
> > What I want to do is copy the region and go to the beginning of the
> > line. Instead of this Emacs helpfully greets me with "C-c <home> is
> > undefined". I understand the reason for this but I'm sure it's
> > possible to make it do what I want.
>
> > I have looked in cua.el but it isn't that clear to me what command C-c
> > sends.
>
> > The key sequences I want to modify is
> > C-c <home>
> > C-c <end>
> > C-c <next>
> > C-c <prior>
> > C-x <home>
> > C-x <end>
> > C-x <next>
> > C-x <prior>
>
> > Any suggestions or pointers to further reading?
>
> Does this patch give the desired result?
>
> *** cua-base.el 24 Feb 2007 22:51:52 +0100      1.78
> --- cua-base.el 17 Apr 2007 12:46:11 +0200
> ***************
> *** 1429,1443 ****
>     (define-key cua--prefix-override-keymap [(control c)] 'cua--prefix-override-handler)
>
>     (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap [(control x) (control x)] 'cua--prefix-repeat-handler)
> -   (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap [(control x) up]    'cua--prefix-cut-handler)
> -   (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap [(control x) down]  'cua--prefix-cut-handler)
> -   (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap [(control x) left]  'cua--prefix-cut-handler)
> -   (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap [(control x) right] 'cua--prefix-cut-handler)
>     (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap [(control c) (control c)] 'cua--prefix-repeat-handler)
> !   (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap [(control c) up]    'cua--prefix-copy-handler)
> !   (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap [(control c) down]  'cua--prefix-copy-handler)
> !   (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap [(control c) left]  'cua--prefix-copy-handler)
> !   (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap [(control c) right] 'cua--prefix-copy-handler)
>
>     ;; Enable shifted fallbacks for C-x and C-c when region is active
>     (define-key cua--region-keymap [(shift control x)] 'cua--shift-control-x-prefix)
> --- 1429,1438 ----
>     (define-key cua--prefix-override-keymap [(control c)] 'cua--prefix-override-handler)
>
>     (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap [(control x) (control x)] 'cua--prefix-repeat-handler)
>     (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap [(control c) (control c)] 'cua--prefix-repeat-handler)
> !   (dolist (key '(up down left right home end next prior))
> !     (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap (vector '(control x) key) 'cua--prefix-cut-handler)
> !     (define-key cua--prefix-repeat-keymap (vector '(control c) key) 'cua--prefix-copy-handler))
>
>     ;; Enable shifted fallbacks for C-x and C-c when region is active
>     (define-key cua--region-keymap [(shift control x)] 'cua--shift-control-x-prefix)
>
> --
> Kim F. Storm  http://www.cua.dk

This solved it (after I byte compiled the patched file)!

Thank you.