Re: Newbie: Interactive goto-line ?!

[Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>]

Floyd Davidson wrote:
 > Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> wrote:
 >>Floyd Davidson wrote:
 >>>I'm not sure what the default bindings are, but I've always used
 >>>any emacs with M-g bound to the goto-line function.  That means
 >>>going to line 214 is as easy as the key sequence 'ESC 214 ESG g'
 >>>This is what is in my .emacs file:
 >>> (define-key esc-map  "g" 'goto-line)
 >>>
 >>By default M-g is a prefix key, bound to facemenu-keymap.  I prefer:
 >>
 >>(global-set-key "\C-cg" 'goto-line)
 >>(global-set-key "\C-cG" 'goto-char)
 >
 > Wellll...  that is an abomination that shouldn't be allowed
 > to survive!  (Okay, the fact that I've been using M-g bound
 > to goto-line for 20 years has something to do with my opinion,
 > but...)

M-g is reserved for Emacs to bind.  The `C-c LETTER' keys are reserved
for the user to bind.

 > How often do you ever use the facemenu-keymap command, compared
 > to the goto-line command?  In my case, I regularly use
 > goto-line, and simply *never* use the facemenu-keymap command.
 > (I don't use that functionality at all, even by menu or
 > otherwise, as I basically never change any of the faces on the
 > fly.)

I seldom use goto-line, and never use the facemenu-* commands.

 > Hence a nice short key sequence like M-g should be assigned to
 > a commonly used command, and an often used command like goto-line
 > is a good example

Whether goto-line is often used, whether it should be often used, and
whether M-g is a good binding for it are all arguable points.

 > (which I can't imagine binding to a three key
 > sequence).

`C-c g' is a 2-character key sequence.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers