From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Yuri Khan Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Trouble binding Alt *by itself* to the execute-extended-command...(Alt-x and ESC-x work fine.) Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 10:49:21 +0700 Message-ID: References: <6a969c8d-e606-4143-afd1-83ee32c82aeb@googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1373168972 16418 80.91.229.3 (7 Jul 2013 03:49:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 03:49:32 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Chris Seberino Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 07 05:49:34 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Uvfyg-0002B2-6Y for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 07 Jul 2013 05:49:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59805 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Uvfyf-00048p-Ry for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 06 Jul 2013 23:49:33 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60301) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UvfyW-00048h-BV for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Jul 2013 23:49:25 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UvfyV-0002K8-Fz for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Jul 2013 23:49:24 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-lb0-x22c.google.com ([2a00:1450:4010:c04::22c]:33861) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UvfyV-0002Jy-8b for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Jul 2013 23:49:23 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-lb0-f172.google.com with SMTP id v20so2944788lbc.17 for ; Sat, 06 Jul 2013 20:49:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=n3nIwKizhycg7HA9W4ZtlW6zPLjaUdAZ6Oq7PI4jke4=; b=LCji0ldN6BKdYb3YjiszCONIfSO+6H96z+5pCljdsqimokWEQWlClyRjv+82lAkzPE pPNHi3ISI9To67gL8do39rTK8ygc5q4XKDyiADcXhtc13IrsfF2Gk38QsW7kEAL6Tkb7 //LNECFn1E1M8cvPzoUdsKP20ZEQIFJbw5A+hfPONI78lhVfPfdvG9cewx6fbyTxBJHT uIl4VvIiCbyd6pRKz8K0Qj+3hiVMv7bvaZCzxYapgLk/2AOawTUKZeXF7O1EKK5mjvcK GPH/BNnF3kvF5l26zqp0HR3o0o2lhZzCrNlSwwZBF9w5rtjpEvFcfFoZR96MIJ2Cyipm 0jEg== X-Received: by 10.112.4.164 with SMTP id l4mr8229063lbl.94.1373168961554; Sat, 06 Jul 2013 20:49:21 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.114.184.5 with HTTP; Sat, 6 Jul 2013 20:49:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <6a969c8d-e606-4143-afd1-83ee32c82aeb@googlegroups.com> X-Google-Sender-Auth: EGYr0fFPhlLR9UeoRjjrvAb851w X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4010:c04::22c X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:91996 Archived-At: On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 4:18 AM, Chris Seberino wrote: > Alt-x invokes the execute-extended-command just fine. > > I'd like the Alt key *by itself* to this command. What you are *asking for* is possible but requires additional software. Using At-Home-Modifier or xcape, you can assign a dual function to any key =E2=80=94 one function (single key) when the key is tap= ped shortly, another (modifier) when the key is held down. So, make your Alt double as Apps, and you=E2=80=99re good to go. What you *want* seems to be an easy single key for invoking execute-extended-command. Would you be satisfied with Apps (aka Menu) key? It=E2=80=99s bound by default. However, what you *need* is probably to bind some keys to commands you frequently use with execute-extended-command.