ctl-x-map woes

ctl-x-map woes

[Deniz Dogan]

Hi

I bind C-t to ctl-x-map so I can use C-t as a replacement prefix for
most C-x commands, e.g., C-t C-s, C-t C-f, etc.

But I have noticed that C-t 8 RET is the only C-x 8 key that works
when I do this. None of the other C-x 8 keys map to C-t 8.

Why is this?

-- 
Deniz Dogan

Re: ctl-x-map woes

[Stefan Monnier]

> I bind C-t to ctl-x-map so I can use C-t as a replacement prefix for
> most C-x commands, e.g., C-t C-s, C-t C-f, etc.

> But I have noticed that C-t 8 RET is the only C-x 8 key that works
> when I do this. None of the other C-x 8 keys map to C-t 8.

Because all the other C-x 8 "bindings" are not bindings to commands but
are key remappings, i.e., they're not in the global-map but in the
key-translation-map.  E.g., this means that you can run the command
bound to "C-c é" (if any) by typing "C-c C-x 8 ' e".

So maybe

  (define-key key-translation-map [?\C-t]
              (lookup-key key-translation-map [?\C-x]))

will complete your C-t to also apply to C-t 8 ' e.


        Stefan

Re: ctl-x-map woes

[Deniz Dogan]

2011/1/10 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>:
>> I bind C-t to ctl-x-map so I can use C-t as a replacement prefix for
>> most C-x commands, e.g., C-t C-s, C-t C-f, etc.
>
>> But I have noticed that C-t 8 RET is the only C-x 8 key that works
>> when I do this. None of the other C-x 8 keys map to C-t 8.
>
> Because all the other C-x 8 "bindings" are not bindings to commands but
> are key remappings, i.e., they're not in the global-map but in the
> key-translation-map.  E.g., this means that you can run the command
> bound to "C-c é" (if any) by typing "C-c C-x 8 ' e".
>
> So maybe
>
>  (define-key key-translation-map [?\C-t]
>              (lookup-key key-translation-map [?\C-x]))
>
> will complete your C-t to also apply to C-t 8 ' e.
>

Thank you, this works perfectly.

-- 
Deniz Dogan