C-mode blows away may Ctrl-C binding with a prefix -- how to remap prefix?

C-mode blows away may Ctrl-C binding with a prefix -- how to remap prefix?

[lindahlb]

Hi,

I'm currently using Windows-esque key bindings for copy (Ctrl-c), cut
(Ctrl-x) and paste (Ctrl-v). They work fine, except when I open a C/C+
+ file. In the major mode, it remaps the (Ctrl-c) key to a keymap
prefix. I want to remap this keymap prefix to another key and return
the (Ctrl-c) mapping to my own copy command. How do I do this?

I currently have a c-mode customization hook, but couldn't figure out
how to do it there. Here is what I tried:
(define-key c-mode-base-map "\C-c" 'smart-copy)

Thanks,
Brian

Re: C-mode blows away may Ctrl-C binding with a prefix -- how to remap prefix?

[lindahlb]

On Apr 18, 12:18 pm, linda...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm currently using Windows-esque key bindings for copy (Ctrl-c), cut
> (Ctrl-x) and paste (Ctrl-v). They work fine, except when I open a C/C+
> + file. In the major mode, it remaps the (Ctrl-c) key to a keymap
> prefix. I want to remap this keymap prefix to another key and return
> the (Ctrl-c) mapping to my own copy command. How do I do this?
>
> I currently have a c-mode customization hook, but couldn't figure out
> how to do it there. Here is what I tried:
> (define-key c-mode-base-map "\C-c" 'smart-copy)
>
> Thanks,
> Brian

Well, for now I don't use the \C-c prefix, so blowing that away with
'smart-copy is good enough for now. Took forever to find this but,
here it goes:

;; assure that the \C-c isn't a prefix and, instead, performs a smart-
copy
(setq overriding-local-map
  (let
	  ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
		(suppress-keymap map)
		(define-key map "\C-c" 'smart-copy)
		map
	)
)

Pain in the butt, and it doesn't bother to remap the "\C-c" prefix,
but that can be done by those that really need it.

Re: C-mode blows away may Ctrl-C binding with a prefix -- how to remap prefix?

[lindahlb]

On Apr 18, 3:30 pm, linda...@hotmail.com wrote:
> On Apr 18, 12:18 pm, linda...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I'm currently using Windows-esque key bindings for copy (Ctrl-c), cut
> > (Ctrl-x) and paste (Ctrl-v). They work fine, except when I open a C/C+
> > + file. In the major mode, it remaps the (Ctrl-c) key to a keymap
> > prefix. I want to remap this keymap prefix to another key and return
> > the (Ctrl-c) mapping to my own copy command. How do I do this?
>
> > I currently have a c-mode customization hook, but couldn't figure out
> > how to do it there. Here is what I tried:
> > (define-key c-mode-base-map "\C-c" 'smart-copy)
>
> > Thanks,
> > Brian
>
> Well, for now I don't use the \C-c prefix, so blowing that away with
> 'smart-copy is good enough for now. Took forever to find this but,
> here it goes:
>
> ;; assure that the \C-c isn't a prefix and, instead, performs a smart-
> copy
> (setq overriding-local-map
>   (let
>           ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
>                 (suppress-keymap map)
>                 (define-key map "\C-c" 'smart-copy)
>                 map
>         )
> )
>
> Pain in the butt, and it doesn't bother to remap the "\C-c" prefix,
> but that can be done by those that really need it.

Oh, leave out the (suppress-keymap map) line (it was a copy and paste
artifact), otherwise you can't type anything. :D

Re: C-mode blows away may Ctrl-C binding with a prefix -- how to remap prefix?

[David Hansen]

On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:18:20 -0700 (PDT) lindahlb@hotmail.com wrote:

> I'm currently using Windows-esque key bindings for copy (Ctrl-c), cut
> (Ctrl-x) and paste (Ctrl-v). They work fine, except when I open a C/C+
> + file. In the major mode, it remaps the (Ctrl-c) key to a keymap
> prefix. I want to remap this keymap prefix to another key and return
> the (Ctrl-c) mapping to my own copy command. How do I do this?
>
> I currently have a c-mode customization hook, but couldn't figure out
> how to do it there. Here is what I tried:
> (define-key c-mode-base-map "\C-c" 'smart-copy)

Pretty all major modes use C-c as a prefix.  Better get used to the
`real' key bindings.

David

Re: C-mode blows away may Ctrl-C binding with a prefix -- how to remap prefix?

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

David Hansen wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:18:20 -0700 (PDT) lindahlb@hotmail.com wrote:
> 
>> I'm currently using Windows-esque key bindings for copy (Ctrl-c), cut
>> (Ctrl-x) and paste (Ctrl-v). They work fine, except when I open a C/C+
>> + file. In the major mode, it remaps the (Ctrl-c) key to a keymap
>> prefix. I want to remap this keymap prefix to another key and return
>> the (Ctrl-c) mapping to my own copy command. How do I do this?
>>
>> I currently have a c-mode customization hook, but couldn't figure out
>> how to do it there. Here is what I tried:
>> (define-key c-mode-base-map "\C-c" 'smart-copy)
> 
> Pretty all major modes use C-c as a prefix.  Better get used to the
> `real' key bindings.


If cua-mode does not work as expected it is a bug in Emacs.

Re: C-mode blows away may Ctrl-C binding with a prefix -- how to remap prefix?

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:23:43 +0200
> From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>
> 
> David Hansen wrote:
> > On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:18:20 -0700 (PDT) lindahlb@hotmail.com wrote:
> > 
> >> I'm currently using Windows-esque key bindings for copy (Ctrl-c), cut
> >> (Ctrl-x) and paste (Ctrl-v). They work fine, except when I open a C/C+
> >> + file. In the major mode, it remaps the (Ctrl-c) key to a keymap
> >> prefix. I want to remap this keymap prefix to another key and return
> >> the (Ctrl-c) mapping to my own copy command. How do I do this?
> >>
> >> I currently have a c-mode customization hook, but couldn't figure out
> >> how to do it there. Here is what I tried:
> >> (define-key c-mode-base-map "\C-c" 'smart-copy)
> > 
> > Pretty all major modes use C-c as a prefix.  Better get used to the
> > `real' key bindings.
> 
> 
> If cua-mode does not work as expected it is a bug in Emacs.

But I don't think the OP uses CUA Mode.  I think he simply rebinds C-c,
C-v, C-x, etc. to the copy/cut/paste functions.

Re: C-mode blows away may Ctrl-C binding with a prefix -- how to remap prefix?

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:23:43 +0200
>> From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>
>>
>> David Hansen wrote:
>>> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:18:20 -0700 (PDT) lindahlb@hotmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm currently using Windows-esque key bindings for copy (Ctrl-c), cut
>>>> (Ctrl-x) and paste (Ctrl-v). They work fine, except when I open a C/C+
>>>> + file. In the major mode, it remaps the (Ctrl-c) key to a keymap
>>>> prefix. I want to remap this keymap prefix to another key and return
>>>> the (Ctrl-c) mapping to my own copy command. How do I do this?
>>>>
>>>> I currently have a c-mode customization hook, but couldn't figure out
>>>> how to do it there. Here is what I tried:
>>>> (define-key c-mode-base-map "\C-c" 'smart-copy)
>>> Pretty all major modes use C-c as a prefix.  Better get used to the
>>> `real' key bindings.
>>
>> If cua-mode does not work as expected it is a bug in Emacs.
> 
> But I don't think the OP uses CUA Mode.  I think he simply rebinds C-c,
> C-v, C-x, etc. to the copy/cut/paste functions.

Yes, you are probably right. Then the solution might simply be to use 
cua-mode.