Customary prefix for custom keybindings

Customary prefix for custom keybindings

[Kyle Sexton]

All,

Is there a customary prefix for custom keybindings?  For example, say I
have a key binding that I want to setup for 'foo' mode, should I use
something like 'C-x f <key>' or 'C-c f <key>'?  I've seen C-x and C-c
used, but would rather not clobber other keybindings so would like to
use the customary prefix if possible.

-- 
Kyle Sexton
ks@mocker.org

Re: Customary prefix for custom keybindings

[Dan Espen]

Kyle Sexton <ks@mocker.org> writes:

> All,
>
> Is there a customary prefix for custom keybindings?  For example, say I
> have a key binding that I want to setup for 'foo' mode, should I use
> something like 'C-x f <key>' or 'C-c f <key>'?  I've seen C-x and C-c
> used, but would rather not clobber other keybindings so would like to
> use the customary prefix if possible.

http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Key-Binding-Conventions.html
-or-
http://tinyurl.com/ybzqmu8

-- 
Dan Espen

Re: Customary prefix for custom keybindings

[Xah Lee]

By official gnu emacs manual's guideline, (info "Key Binding
Conventions") the key space for users are the function keys F5 to F9,
and 【Ctrl+c ‹letter›】. that's it.

for good practical suggestions of keyspace to use,  you might checkout

〈Emacs: How to Define Keyboard Shortcuts〉
http://xahlee.org/emacs/keyboard_shortcuts.html

 Xah

On Apr 2, 1:17 pm, Kyle Sexton <k...@mocker.org> wrote:
> All,
>
> Is there a customary prefix for custom keybindings?  For example, say I
> have a key binding that I want to setup for 'foo' mode, should I use
> something like 'C-x f <key>' or 'C-c f <key>'?  I've seen C-x and C-c
> used, but would rather not clobber other keybindings so would like to
> use the customary prefix if possible.
>
> --
> Kyle Sexton
> k...@mocker.org

RE: Customary prefix for custom keybindings

[Drew Adams]

> By official gnu emacs manual's guideline, (info "Key Binding
> Conventions") the key space for users are the function keys F5 to F9,
> and ?Ctrl+c ‹letter›?. that's it.

Those are _reserved_ for users.  But users can bind any keys they like.

That is, users not only can do that, but they are not discouraged from doing so.

Just be aware that other keys are not reserved, which means only that programs
are not discouraged from binding them.  You need to override any existing
binding for such a key that some library might make (instead of letting the
library override you ;-)).

Re: Customary prefix for custom keybindings

[Xah Lee]

On Apr 4, 11:55 am, "Drew Adams" <drew.ad...@oracle.com> wrote:
> > By official gnu emacs manual's guideline, (info "Key Binding
> > Conventions") the key space for users are the function keys F5 to F9,
> > and ?Ctrl+c ‹letter›?. that's it.
>
> Those are _reserved_ for users.  But users can bind any keys they like.
>
> That is, users not only can do that, but they are not discouraged from doing so.
>
> Just be aware that other keys are not reserved, which means only that programs
> are not discouraged from binding them.  You need to override any existing
> binding for such a key that some library might make (instead of letting the
> library override you ;-)).

good point.

 Xah