Re: org-mode with a custom binding on S-Up and no shift-select

[Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com>]

Alain Ketterlin wrote:
> I've just started using org-mode and have a small problem with <S-up>
> and <S-down>. I don't use shift-select-mode. My .emacs has:
> 
> (global-set-key (kbd "S-<down>") `(lambda ()
>                                     (interactive)
>                                     (scroll-up 1)))
> 
> and similar for <S-up>.

That's what can happen when you define keys that are not reserved for
the user.  Sticking to Control-C LETTER combinations is safest.

> (BTW, is interactive of any use here? I copied
> this somewhere, my elisp skills are almost non-existent.)

Yes, it is mandatory: only interactive functions can be bound to keys.

> Org-mode has special use for <S-up> and <S-down>. I would like to keep
> my own bindings, except on timestamps. I have customized
> org-support-shift-select, with the hope that org-mode would revert to
> default behavior, but it does not. Instead, it seems that it tries to
> emulate shift-select-mode.
> 
> Is there any way to keep my own bindings?

Use local-set-key within an org-mode hook function.

> If not, is there any way to
> have org-mode's on timestamps, scroll-up by 1 otherwise?

That's a bit trickier.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA