From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bastien Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: TAB for non-editing modes Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:48:55 +0200 Message-ID: <87d4w9a148.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1190558961 18079 80.91.229.12 (23 Sep 2007 14:49:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:49:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Sep 23 16:49:16 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IZSln-0000tK-AW for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:49:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IZSlk-0002Nb-LP for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:49:12 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IZSlh-0002NG-KE for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:49:09 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IZSlg-0002Ms-91 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:49:09 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IZSlg-0002Mp-3G for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:49:08 -0400 Original-Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.184]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IZSle-0006kk-Cf for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:49:07 -0400 Original-Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id f5so1025798nfh for ; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:49:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references:user-agent:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:sender; bh=wSI/iMu02LLn4H7mB9YyeoFbXeEprSz8sOJs9ynvTk0=; b=Th6i+8XJVXNJsGtaEi056XyhmOcaQkA57JSQHM6hgAzG1unU3oDh6Pt4tIBqt9BjoH0CJSncfNl0seLT5LPpV0R8HaGjmChbUzjcujEEJWvgmVg/dogma2cgjzZtEsJsBs4l6RFw687Ixv71IS6AVvniF/v2+e9FFPu0dgrhS+E= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=beta; h=received:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references:user-agent:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:sender; b=bJofhnuvT4rMPKkzNEObIz0UVfu+hEmT9mqKn4xW1O0mgVxUPrzEIjqp7xDYaRK4Ym0kSDx6C6RUjvMfLwmu2cfa8GlWI5KkZF7PR4W7bwpLtLidLcogfCDKGjvzlFo7BabwENMn/EKsQsToypsscnUOnOXH59+vFZrEE337m1o= Original-Received: by 10.86.100.7 with SMTP id x7mr3932480fgb.1190558941274; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:49:01 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from bzg.ath.cx ( [88.138.197.242]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id g28sm7729621fkg.2007.09.23.07.48.57 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:48:58 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by bzg.ath.cx (Postfix, from userid 1000) id C7F48157998; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:48:55 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: (Drew Adams's message of "Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:44:11 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110007 (No Gnus v0.7) Emacs/23.0.0 (gnu/linux) X-Detected-Kernel: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:79578 Archived-At: "Drew Adams" writes: > Especially a key such as `TAB', which has important associations and uses in > other contexts: > > - `TAB' is used for indenting, which can be context-dependent. Someday > perhaps we will have a notion of indenting for Dired. (No idea what such > indentation might mean - perhaps for inserted subdirs?) > > - `TAB' is used for completion - both minibuffer and buffer text. Someday > perhaps we will have some notion of "completing" a file or directory entry > in Dired. (No idea what such completion might mean.) > > - `TAB' is used for field navigation (particularly outside Emacs), as > Lennart mentioned. Someday perhaps we will have fields of some sort in > Dired. Add to this list: - `TAB' is used to cycle through folding states in Org-mode (only when the point is at the beginning of a headline). If dired-mode were able to (un)fold directories *in the same window* then `TAB' would be the key of choice. -- Bastien