Re: Button widget keymap conflicting with major mode.

[Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com>]

Drew Adams wrote:
>> A read-only buffer has a major mode which defines bindings for RET and
>> other keys which are also used by button widgets created by
>>
>> (widget-create 'push-button ...
>>
>> The bindings for the major mode override the button bindings 
>> (it is not possible to user RET when the point is on the
>> button for invoking it). I can make the button work with
>> (use-local-map widget-keymap), but then the bindings for
>> the major mode are gone.
>>
>> Is there a way for RET invoking the button when the point is 
>> over it and invoke the major mode binding otherwise?
>>
>> Using Emacs 23.1.
> 
> `keymap' text property would be one way.
> 
> See node `Special Properties' of the Elisp manual.

WIBNI widget-create took a :keymap keyword so you could specify
widget-keymap as its value?

Otherwise, I guess you have to do something like:

(let* ((push-button (widget-create 'push-button ...))
        (button-overlay (widget-get push-button :button-overlay)))
   (overlay-put button-overlay 'keymap widget-keymap))

Or maybe local-map would be the appropriate property for this purpose.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA