(Emacs+CVS) vc-toggle-read-only (cvs checkin) question

(Emacs+CVS) vc-toggle-read-only (cvs checkin) question

[Christian Seberino]

vc-toggle-read-only lets me checkin changes to CVS from Emacs.

When I have completed the log entry I must type "C-cc" to

finish the job.

*Is it possible to change C-cc to something else just when
 I am in the middle of this command??*

Chris

Re: (Emacs+CVS) vc-toggle-read-only (cvs checkin) question

[Kevin Rodgers]

Christian Seberino wrote:

> vc-toggle-read-only lets me checkin changes to CVS from Emacs.
> 
> When I have completed the log entry I must type "C-cc" to
> finish the job.


I think you mean `C-c C-c'.


> *Is it possible to change C-cc to something else just when
>  I am in the middle of this command??*

No, because you are not in the middle of any command.
vc-toggle-read-only sets up the *VC-log* buffer and returns.  In that
buffer, which is in vc-log-mode, `C-c C-c' is bound to
vc-finish-logentry.  You can switch to other buffers and execute

arbitrary editing commands before returning to the *VC-log* buffer
and finishing your entry (if ever).


In fundamental-mode, `C-c C-c' is unbound, in other modes it may be
bound to some command other than vc-finish-logentry.

What problem are you trying to solve?

-- 
Kevin Rodgers

Re: (Emacs+CVS) vc-toggle-read-only (cvs checkin) question

[Christian Seberino]

Kevin

Thanks for the help.  Like many people I bounded my own key combos
to various Emacs functions with global-set-key in .emacs.

I just prefer another key combo to announce that I am done
editing my CVS log other than C-c C-c.

>From your email it sounds like this would be as simple
as something like this...

     (global-set-key   "\C-as"  'vc-finish-logentry)

Or whatever key combo one chooses.

You mentioned vc-log-mode.  Do I rather have to
define some kind of hook to vc-log-mode and add this
key combo definition there?

Chris

Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<3F3A7855.2050802@yahoo.com>...
> Christian Seberino wrote:
> 
> > vc-toggle-read-only lets me checkin changes to CVS from Emacs.
> > 
> > When I have completed the log entry I must type "C-cc" to
> > finish the job.
> 
> 
> I think you mean `C-c C-c'.
> 
> 
> > *Is it possible to change C-cc to something else just when
> >  I am in the middle of this command??*
> 
> No, because you are not in the middle of any command.
> vc-toggle-read-only sets up the *VC-log* buffer and returns.  In that
> buffer, which is in vc-log-mode, `C-c C-c' is bound to
> vc-finish-logentry.  You can switch to other buffers and execute
> 
> arbitrary editing commands before returning to the *VC-log* buffer
> and finishing your entry (if ever).
> 
> 
> In fundamental-mode, `C-c C-c' is unbound, in other modes it may be
> bound to some command other than vc-finish-logentry.
> 
> What problem are you trying to solve?

Re: (Emacs+CVS) vc-toggle-read-only (cvs checkin) question

[David Andersson]

seberino@spawar.navy.mil (Christian Seberino) writes:

> Thanks for the help.  Like many people I bounded my own key combos
> to various Emacs functions with global-set-key in .emacs.
> 
> I just prefer another key combo to announce that I am done
> editing my CVS log other than C-c C-c.
> 
> From your email it sounds like this would be as simple
> as something like this...
> 
>      (global-set-key   "\C-as"  'vc-finish-logentry)

I would not recommend GLOBAL-set-key for this.
1) It may be that the command 'vc-finish-logentry' would not do the
   right thing if it is issued in a buffer that is not the *VC-log* buffer.
2) In many other modes the keys combo C-c C-c is used for what is
   the natural "finish" command in their modes. (E.g this message
   is sent using C-c C-c.)
   Such modes will override your global definition (wouldn't they?),
   so they will still work, but it not very elegant.

In stead define a command on a key in the mode where it will be used.
The key map in the *VC-Log* buffer is named 'vc-log-entry-mode'
and thus you can have this in your .emacs:

    (define-key vc-log-entry-mode "\C-as" 'vc-finish-logentry)

But first i think you will have to undefine C-a (go to beginning of line)
so it can be a prefix key.

(I have not tested this)