Re: [External] : Q1 - the keys' bindings to work more widely

[Yuri Khan <yuri.v.khan@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2024 at 12:42, Tatsu Takamaro <tatsu.takamaro@gmail.com> wrote:

> This one works:
>
>     *:keymap '(keymap (?a . kill-ring-save)))*
>
> But I'm not sure why.

You’re not actually supposed to type out keymaps in their internal
representation. Drew probably does that because he learned Emacs
before the introduction of key binding helper functions.

    (defvar ttkeys-mode-map
      (define-keymap
         "C-c" #'kill-ring-save
         "C-a" #'mark-whole-buffer))

    (define-minor-mode ttkeys-mode "Regular key bindings"
      :init-value t
      :lighter " TT"
      :global t
      :keymap ttkeys-mode-map)

(I must note that you’re in for a lot of swimming against the current
if you want to reclaim C-c from its established Emacs role as a
prefix. A lot of modes bind some of their functionality to sequences
starting with C-c, and you will either have to rebind them in order to
start using them, or they will wrest C-c back from you.)