Redifine shortkeys?

Redifine shortkeys?

[blop]

I would like to save a document by pressing: C-s instead of C-x C-s.

I would also like to use search by pressing C-f instead of C-s.

What do I type in my .emacs file to make this work?

Re: Redifine shortkeys?

[Robert D. Crawford]

"blop" <fedevaps@yahoo.dk> writes:

> I would like to save a document by pressing: C-s instead of C-x C-s.
>
> I would also like to use search by pressing C-f instead of C-s.
>
> What do I type in my .emacs file to make this work?

Are you sure you want to go down that slippery slope?  Sometimes it is
better to conform to the environment than it is to make the environment
conform to you.  Once you start re-defining keys, it can quickly become
a headache. 

That being said, there is ample documentation on changing keybindings.
Take a look at global-set-key and of course the emacs info manual..

I hope this points you in the right direction.

rdc


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Re: Redifine shortkeys?

[Mathias Dahl]

"Robert D. Crawford" <rdc1x@comcast.net> writes:

>
> Are you sure you want to go down that slippery slope?  Sometimes it is
> better to conform to the environment than it is to make the environment
> conform to you.  Once you start re-defining keys, it can quickly become
> a headache. 

I agree not messing with this but if he want to go there, here's a
start:

For saving:

(global-set-key (kbd "C-s") 'save-buffer)

For searching:

(global-set-key (kbd "C-f") 'isearch-forward)

A problem with the latter is that the bindings that work "inside"
isearch still is the same and are more cumbersome to set (it is
possible though).

Many years ago I rebound stuff in Emacs. That was a bad idea. I could
recommend binding commonly used commands to the Fx keys and to use
other unbound keys, but in most cases I avoid rebinding Emacs' stanard
keys as there is often a logic behind them that gets more useful the
more you use Emacs.

/Mathias

Re: Redifine shortkeys?

[Reiner Steib]

On Wed, Mar 15 2006, Mathias Dahl wrote:

> Many years ago I rebound stuff in Emacs. That was a bad idea. I could
> recommend binding commonly used commands to the Fx keys and to use
> other unbound keys, 

,----[ (info "(emacs)Keymaps") ]
|    As a user, you can redefine any key; but it is usually best to stick
| to key sequences that consist of `C-c' followed by a letter.  These
| keys are "reserved for users," so they won't conflict with any properly
| designed Emacs extension.  The function keys <F5> through <F9> are also
| reserved for users.  If you redefine some other key, your definition
| may be overridden by certain extensions or major modes which redefine
| the same key.
`----

> but in most cases I avoid rebinding Emacs' stanard keys as there is
> often a logic behind them that gets more useful the more you use
> Emacs.

ACK

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Re: Redifine shortkeys?

[Kevin Rodgers]

Mathias Dahl wrote:
> I agree not messing with this but if he want to go there, here's a
> start:
> 
> For saving:
> 
> (global-set-key (kbd "C-s") 'save-buffer)
> 
> For searching:
> 
> (global-set-key (kbd "C-f") 'isearch-forward)
> 
> A problem with the latter is that the bindings that work "inside"
> isearch still is the same and are more cumbersome to set (it is
> possible though).

(define-key isearch-mode-map (kbd "C-f") 'isearch-repeat-forward)

> Many years ago I rebound stuff in Emacs. That was a bad idea. I could
> recommend binding commonly used commands to the Fx keys and to use
> other unbound keys, but in most cases I avoid rebinding Emacs' stanard
> keys as there is often a logic behind them that gets more useful the
> more you use Emacs.

Agreed!  But there's always an exception that proves the rule:

(global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-q") 'toggle-read-only) ; vc-toggle-read-only
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x v q") 'vc-toggle-read-only)

-- 
Kevin Rodgers

Filter Mails

[moeller_olaf]

Hi to All,

is it possible to begin the Subjekt in all mails by [emacs] or something like 
that?

It will be more efficent for filtering emails, 'cause i receive a lot Mails 
from different Mailing-Lists.

Thanks a lot

Olaf Möller

Berlin, Germany



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Re: Filter Mails

[Henrik Enberg]

moeller_olaf@yahoo.de writes:

> is it possible to begin the Subjekt in all mails by [emacs] or
> something like that?
> 
> It will be more efficent for filtering emails, 'cause i receive a lot
> Mails from different Mailing-Lists.

That would just add lots of noise and no real benefit.  There are a
number of header fields you can reliably filter on.  As an example, The
"Sender:" field always contains "help-gnu-emacs".

Re: Filter Mails

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 15.03.2006 um 20:35 schrieb moeller_olaf@yahoo.de:

> is it possible to begin the Subjekt in all mails by [emacs] or  
> something like
> that?

Yes, that's possible! Just ask the list administrator.

Can't you make your client use different background colours or fonts  
for different from or list addresses?

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Re: Filter Mails

[Xavier Maillard]

[Catching up so I may be late]

   From: moeller_olaf@yahoo.de

   Hi to All,

   is it possible to begin the Subjekt in all mails by [emacs]

Can't you filter on help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org ?

Here I use a simple procmail recipe to add a X-List-Classify header:

# most lists - RFC2919 and some variants.
:0 fhw
* ^((List-Id|X-(Mailing-)?List):(.*[<]\/[^>@\.\/]*))
| formail -I "X-List-Classify: $MATCH"


Then you can filter on the $MATCH part.

Regards,
Xavier

Re: Redifine shortkeys?

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 15.03.2006 um 12:27 schrieb blop:

> I would like to save a document by pressing: C-s instead of C-x C-s.
>
> I would also like to use search by pressing C-f instead of C-s.
>
> What do I type in my .emacs file to make this work?

I'd change the sources ...

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Re: Redifine shortkeys?

[Edward O'Connor]

> I would like to save a document by pressing: C-s instead of C-x C-s.
> I would also like to use search by pressing C-f instead of C-s.
> What do I type in my .emacs file to make this work?

While everyone else has suggested particular keybindings for these, I'd
like to suggest that you consider using CUA mode, which provides such
bindings and many more. Quoting from the "CUA Bindings" page of the
Emacs manual:

,----
| The command `M-x cua-mode' sets up key bindings that are compatible
| with the Common User Access (CUA) system used in many other
| applications.  `C-x' means cut (kill), `C-c' copy, `C-v' paste (yank),
| and `C-z' undo.  Standard Emacs commands like `C-x C-c' still work,
| because `C-x' and `C-c' only take effect when the mark is active (and
| the region is highlighted).  However, if you don't want to override
| these bindings Emacs at all, set `cua-enable-cua-keys' to `nil'.
| 
|    In CUA mode, using `Shift' together with the movement keys activates
| and highlights the region over which they move.  The standard
| (unshifted) movement keys deactivate the mark, and typed text replaces
| the active region as in Delete-Selection mode (*note Graphical Kill::).
`----


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