From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: master 859190f 2/3: Convert some keymaps to defvar-keymap Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:22:54 +0200 Message-ID: <87o87ubcnl.fsf@gnus.org> References: <20211004081724.6281.11798@vcs0.savannah.gnu.org> <20211004081727.4F24921048@vcs0.savannah.gnu.org> <871r4qcs8s.fsf@gnus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="21139"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Stefan Kangas Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Oct 12 15:29:32 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1maHqW-0005Lv-LK for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:29:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39380 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1maHqR-00023C-Cv for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:29:28 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:40202) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1maHkE-0004tJ-IV for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:23:02 -0400 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([2a01:4f9:2b:f0f::2]:56464) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1maHkC-00030O-Od for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:23:02 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=KimJivUMjSRB7jLb6inTgWCUqgyIw7ADjV/ZcUkP2Pk=; b=d2FKRyvZFLTXFdoacWVXiOQ8Qi t/hIGNywuCza475zgd7HEWjiWrtM/mDMH7jshQbMXSNin/SbIjmajYW/6PgIe5raYhjHHrwLQHnXU spaZsjeaVRjH5HcRcTLRnTHQBuR8traj03mOTN+xmhKHoS3LMpkJ4+zPGI2thQDF6u/E=; Original-Received: from [84.212.220.105] (helo=elva) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1maHk7-0005Nd-Uo; Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:22:58 +0200 X-Now-Playing: The Body and BIG-BRAVE's _Leaving None But Small Birds_: "Black is the Colour" In-Reply-To: (Stefan Kangas's message of "Tue, 12 Oct 2021 06:18:50 -0700") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a01:4f9:2b:f0f::2; envelope-from=larsi@gnus.org; helo=quimby.gnus.org X-Spam_score_int: -27 X-Spam_score: -2.8 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.8 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:276799 Archived-At: Stefan Kangas writes: >> Sounds confusing to me. > > Why? Isn't it just the same thing written in a way that is easier to > read? IOW, how is "C-x SPC" more confusing than "\C-x "? It's confusing because it'd be a different syntax for define-key and define-keymap. If we were redesigning all the Emacs keymap functions from scratch, I'd go with the `kbd' syntax for keys, but unfortunately we aren't. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no