Re: Bind two commands to one key to toggle between them for the same local keymap.

[Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>]

Hongyi Zhao wrote:

>>>>>>     ("<tab>" . (lamda () (if (company-search-mode)
>>>>>>                     #'company-search-abort
>>>>>>                     #'company-search-candidates)))
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What's the problem?
>>>>>
>>>>> Several :)
>>>>
>>> > I'm at the end of my rope
>>>
>>> Without knowing the situation ...
>>>
>>> (require 'company)
>>>
>>> (defun company-search-hz ()
>>>   (interactive)
>>>   (if (eq major-mode 'company-search-mode)
>>>       (company-search-abort)
>>>     (company-search-candidates) ))
>>>
>>> (define-key company-mode-map "\t" #'company-search-hz)
>>
>> Thank you for your idea. `company-search-mode' is a minor mode, and
>> according to the notes here [1], I changed your function to the
>> following:
>>
>>   (defun hz-company-search ()
>>     (interactive)
>>     (if (bound-and-true-p company-search-mode)
>>     (company-search-abort)
>>       (company-search-candidates)))
>>
>>   (define-key company-mode-map "\t" #'hz-company-search)
>>
>> Based on my testing, it doesn't work as expected.
>
> I mean, it works differently from the behavior given by the
> following use-packatge configuration:
>
> (use-package company
> :bind
> (:map company-active-map
>     ("<tab>" . company-search-candidates)
>     ("<f1>" . company-search-abort)
>
>     :map company-search-map
>     ("<tab>" . company-search-candidates)
>     ("<f1>" . company-search-abort))
>
> With the above configuration, "<tab>" and "<f1>" will call
> the corresponding interactive Lisp closure correctly, but
> I have to use two different keys.

company-active-map ... that's yet another one!

Use 'C-h k' to see what happens ...

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