From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ian Zimmerman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: How to bind isearch-repeat-forward to F3 in a certain mode only? Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:17:54 -0700 Message-ID: <20150730010304.18190.1F77C36E@ahiker.mooo.com> References: <87fv489u8h.fsf@mbork.pl> <8xxd1zav6h6.fsf@village.keycorner.org> Reply-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1438219095 13068 80.91.229.3 (30 Jul 2015 01:18:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 01:18:15 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jul 30 03:18:12 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZKcU6-0003aj-Vv for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 30 Jul 2015 03:18:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:37443 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZKcU5-0007RT-PW for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 29 Jul 2015 21:18:09 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40960) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZKcTv-0007RM-SC for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 29 Jul 2015 21:18:01 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZKcTu-0006qh-Sn for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 29 Jul 2015 21:17:59 -0400 Original-Received: from disorder-1-pt.tunnel.tserv3.fmt2.ipv6.he.net ([2001:470:1f04:51a::2]:58542 helo=acedia.primate.net) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZKcTu-0006qb-Jr for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 29 Jul 2015 21:17:58 -0400 Original-Received: from acedia.primate.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by acedia.primate.net (8.14.9/8.14.9/Debian-2) with ESMTP id t6U1Hunn004004 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:17:56 -0700 Original-Received: (from itz@localhost) by acedia.primate.net (8.14.9/8.14.9/Submit) id t6U1HtGL003988 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:17:55 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: acedia.primate.net: itz set sender to itz@buug.org using -f Original-Received: from itz by ahiker.mooo.com with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZKcTq-0004lT-VN for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:17:54 -0700 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8xxd1zav6h6.fsf@village.keycorner.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:470:1f04:51a::2 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:106135 Archived-At: On 2015-07-29 19:23 -0500, Hikaru Ichijyo wrote: > > That's why many of my private bindings start with C-z. > > Most of my private key bindings are setup on the "super" key, which is > the Windows key in X11 on Linux (on an x86 keyboard). I never use the > Windows key for anything else, and Emacs seems to have done nothing with > it but make it the "super" from the days of space cadet keyboards, so > it's been pretty safe. I've never seen anything else use an "s-" > binding but me. But the Super key is a modifier. Key combinations involving a modifier (sometimes called "chords") are appreciably harder to perform, and more likely to lead to RSI, than sequences of single keystrokes. I would rate even a 1-2 sequence starting with the dreaded function key as easier to type than something like C-h (h is exactly midway between the 2 Control keys on my keyboard). This also applies to C-z, alas. But at least the components of that chord are very close to each other on typical keyboards where I live. Or have you managed to remove the modifier status from the Super key? I tried to do something like that a couple of times and I remember it was close to impossible. That was in the days of xmodmap, though. I don't really expect it to be easier with xkb, but maybe you know more about this stuff? -- Please *no* private copies of mailing list or newsgroup messages. Rule 420: All persons more than eight miles high to leave the court.