Re: Creating a "shortcut" key for "C-c C-"

["Stefan Monnier" <monnier+gnu.emacs.help/news/@flint.cs.yale.edu>]

>> (defun C-cC- (prompt)
>       (vconcat "\C-c" (event-apply-control-modifier prompt)))
>> (define-key function-key-map [f8] 'C-cC-)

> Sounds great; unfortunately, it doesn't work for me :-(

No idea here.  It works with the Emacs code on the CVS trunk.
Try something like

  (defun C-cC- (prompt)
    (message "Entering C-cC-...")
    (let ((key (event-apply-control-modifier prompt)))
      (message "e-a-c-m returned %s" key)
      (vconcat "\C-c" key)))

and look at the *Messages* buffer to see what e-a-c-m returned.
It should look like [14] or "\^N" if you pressed `n' after f8
(because the ascii code of C-n is 14).


        Stefan