Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

>> I'm using a certain command very often from the menus and using my
>> mouse. It is 'search -> replace -> global' but how can I assign a keymap
>> to it please so that I'm able to call it from within my document please?
>
> What menu is that (I don't see it)?
>
> Anyway, do this: `C-h k' followed by picking the menu item that you
> want to assign a key to.  That will tell you what the command is
> that that menu item invokes.
>
> Then do `C-h w' followed by that command name, to see if it is
> already on a keyboard key sequence, in addition to being bound
> to that menu item.
>
> If it has no keyboard binding, give it one, using `global-set-key'.
>
> You can use `M-x global-set-key' interactively, to try it out.
> You can use `(global-set-key (kbd "...") 'COMMAND)' in your init
> file to get the binding persistently, where "..." is the key
> sequence you want and COMMAND is the command you want to bind
> it to.

Thanks for this Drew.

To find what I'm talking about 'Menu-bar -> Search -> Replace -> Global'
and the command that it generates is 'replace-string'. So I've assigned
a keyboard binding to it and its now working well, thanks.

But this problem has thrown up a difficulty for me, in that I can't use
'C-h k'! If I try it it always just shows the 'k', and ditto 'C-h w'!
How can I find what it has been mapped to please?

Thanks
Sharon.
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