From: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.rodgers@ihs.com>
Subject: Re: Docstring for define-key
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:18:03 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3E54029B.4090903@ihs.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 84adgsjkq0.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de
Kai Großjohann wrote:
> When reading this, one could think that executing the same define-key
> statement multiple times makes the KEYMAP grow. However, this is not
> the case. Glancing at the code, I see that it seems to alter the old
> binding, if one is already present. So one possibility to change it
> is like this:
>
> If KEYMAP is a sparse keymap with a binding for KEY, the existing
> binding is altered. If there is no binding for KEY, the new pair
> binding KEY to DEF is added at the front of KEYMAP.
>
> The wording is not very good, I think.
I think it's fine. My only suggestion is to replace "altered" with "modified"
or "destructively modified".
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<a href="mailto:<kevin.rodgers@ihs.com>">Kevin Rodgers</a>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-02-19 22:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-02-19 16:31 Docstring for define-key Kai Großjohann
2003-02-19 22:18 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]
2003-02-20 18:21 ` Richard Stallman
2003-02-20 19:58 ` Kai Großjohann
2003-02-21 7:39 ` Juanma Barranquero
2003-02-21 10:53 ` Kim F. Storm
2003-02-21 10:34 ` Juanma Barranquero
2003-02-22 17:53 ` Richard Stallman
2003-02-22 20:40 ` Stefan Monnier
2003-02-24 16:37 ` Richard Stallman
2003-02-21 14:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2003-02-21 16:38 ` Kai Großjohann
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