Re: New special-mode parent

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>]

>> (defvar special-mode-map
>> (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
>> (suppress-keymap map)
>> (define-key map "q" 'quit-window)
>> (define-key map " " 'scroll-up)
>> (define-key map "\C-?" 'scroll-down)
>> (define-key map "?" 'describe-mode)

> This one does not seem that useful

view-mode provides it and it seemed like it wouldn't hurt.  But I don't
really care about it.

>> (define-key map ">" 'end-of-buffer)
>> (define-key map "<" 'beginning-of-buffer)
>> (define-key map "g" 'revert-buffer)
> or this one

You mean the "g" one?  That's actually one I find important: all/most
special modes provide it.

> How about having an even more minimalistic version of this turned on
> even for read-only files?

It'd be kind of incompatible with the idea of a major mode.


        Stefan