Re: use-package: load package on key prefix

[phillip.lord@russet.org.uk (Phillip Lord)]

Joe Riel <joer@san.rr.com> writes:

> I use the p4 (perforce) package which uses C-x p as a prefix for its
> bound keys.  Can use-package be configured so that it loads the
> package (which presumably assigns the key-bindings) when C-x p is pressed?

You could bind C-x p to a command that loads p4 when pressed, and then
unbinds itself.

Something like this (untested!)...

(use-package p4
  :defer t
  :ensure t
  :bind ("C-x p" . my-p4-load))

(defun my-p4-load()
   (require 'p4)
   (unbind-keys "C-x p"))