Re: Problem binding to a key

[Rjjd <rjjd@tds.net>]

weber wrote:
> On 20 abr, 11:54, Cecil Westerhof <d...@dummy.nl> wrote:
>> I have the following two lines in my .emacs:
>>   (define-key global-map "\C-cw" 'clipboard-kill-ring-save)
>>   (define-key global-map "\C-x\C-kw" 'clipboard-kill-ring-save)
>>
>> The first line is no problem, the second gives:
>>   error: "Key sequence C-x C-k w uses invalid prefix characters"
>>
>> What I understood from 'Learning GNU Emacs' is the second way, the way you
>> should bind your own definitions. Why does it not work?
> 
> Because C-k already has another definition (killing text)
> You have to "undefine" C-k with something like this:
> (global-set-key "\C-k" nil)
> Hope it helps,
> weber

But doesn't Cecil need to unbind \C-x\C-k, and not merely \C-k?
C-x C-k runs the command edit-kbd-macro.

Regards,
Bob