From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim X Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Problem binding to a key Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:09:47 +1000 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: <87abx2xt9w.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> References: <4628d418$0$325$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> <1177084488.965651.231230@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> <46292d4c$0$338$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1177130275 7488 80.91.229.12 (21 Apr 2007 04:37:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:37:55 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Apr 21 06:37:49 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Hf7M5-0004L0-4t for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:37:49 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hf7RD-000307-A2 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:43:07 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newsfeed.news2me.com!news.glorb.com!sn-xt-sjc-04!sn-xt-sjc-07!sn-xt-sjc-01!sn-post-sjc-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.95 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:8YHaCD9CH8nSAwZacXLB6DeRWU4= Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Original-Lines: 52 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:147344 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:42948 Archived-At: Cecil Westerhof writes: > Rjjd wrote: > >> weber wrote: >>> On 20 abr, 11:54, Cecil Westerhof wrote: >>>> I have the following two lines in my .emacs: >>>> (define-key global-map "\C-cw" 'clipboard-kill-ring-save) >>>> (define-key global-map "\C-x\C-kw" 'clipboard-kill-ring-save) >>>> >>>> The first line is no problem, the second gives: >>>> error: "Key sequence C-x C-k w uses invalid prefix characters" >>>> >>>> What I understood from 'Learning GNU Emacs' is the second way, the way >>>> you should bind your own definitions. Why does it not work? >>> >>> Because C-k already has another definition (killing text) >>> You have to "undefine" C-k with something like this: >>> (global-set-key "\C-k" nil) >>> Hope it helps, >>> weber >> >> But doesn't Cecil need to unbind \C-x\C-k, and not merely \C-k? >> C-x C-k runs the command edit-kbd-macro. > > I got what I tried to do out of 'Learning GNU Emacs', pages 160 and 161. But > it does not work. For example for the keybinding they give: > C-x C-k b > But then I get: > Key sequence b is not a keyboard macro > > That is a big oops for O'Reilly. > Possibly not. That book is fairly old I think and emacs key binding may have changed since it was written. > I tried to use the reserved keys, but that is not possible. What is a good > way to select keys for binding macro's to? > What I tend to do is use C-h b to get a list of the key bindings used in the mode you want to bind the key for and then search for one that is not used. I then might use C-h k to verify the key bind I plan to use is not already used. There use to be a key binding FAQ posted to this list on a regular basis. However, I've not seen it for quite some time now. I'm sure if you google you will find a copy. It contains some good advice on key binding etc. Tim -- tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au