Using `ignore`

Using `ignore`

[Steven Degutis]

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Just in case anyone was wondering how to use the function ignore, emacs
gave me this helpful tip today:

"You can run the command `ignore' with <mouse-movement>"

Yep, that's it. A lot easier than M-x ignore.

:)

-Steven

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Re: Using `ignore`

[Stefan Monnier]

> Just in case anyone was wondering how to use the function ignore, emacs
> gave me this helpful tip today:
> "You can run the command `ignore' with <mouse-movement>"
> Yep, that's it. A lot easier than M-x ignore.

FWIW, I use (global-set-key [?\C-x ?\C-i] 'ignore) so I can easily run
it on a tty where mouse-movement is generally not available.


        Stefan

Re: Using `ignore`

[Le Wang]

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On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>wrote:

> > Just in case anyone was wondering how to use the function ignore, emacs
> > gave me this helpful tip today:
> > "You can run the command `ignore' with <mouse-movement>"
> > Yep, that's it. A lot easier than M-x ignore.
>
> FWIW, I use (global-set-key [?\C-x ?\C-i] 'ignore) so I can easily run
> it on a tty where mouse-movement is generally not available.
>

What are you guys talking about?


Le

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Re: Using `ignore`

[Steven Degutis]

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Sorry Le, I would have responded the first time I read that question, but I
added Stefan's key binding and did C-x C-i before I had a chance to.

-Steven


On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 8:52 PM, Le Wang <l26wang@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>wrote:
>
>> > Just in case anyone was wondering how to use the function ignore, emacs
>> > gave me this helpful tip today:
>> > "You can run the command `ignore' with <mouse-movement>"
>> > Yep, that's it. A lot easier than M-x ignore.
>>
>> FWIW, I use (global-set-key [?\C-x ?\C-i] 'ignore) so I can easily run
>> it on a tty where mouse-movement is generally not available.
>>
>
> What are you guys talking about?
>
>
> Le
>

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Re: Using `ignore`

[Alan Mackenzie]

Steven Degutis <sbdegutis@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Just in case anyone was wondering how to use the function ignore, emacs
> gave me this helpful tip today:

> "You can run the command `ignore' with <mouse-movement>"

> Yep, that's it. A lot easier than M-x ignore.

> :)

Don't knock `ignore'.  It's an incredibly useful and versatile command.
I've got it bound to C-c C-g, C-x C-g, C-x 4 C-g, etc., so I can cancel
with C-g "in the middle of a key sequence".

It's also useful for dumping out variable values; in the middle of a
defun, you can insert

    (ignore foo bar baz)

, and then do M-x trace-function-background <CR> ignore <CR>.  This is a
useful trick for places edebug can't reach.

> -Steven

-- 
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).

Re: Using `ignore`

[Stefan Monnier]

> It's also useful for dumping out variable values; in the middle of a
> defun, you can insert
>     (ignore foo bar baz)
> , and then do M-x trace-function-background <CR> ignore <CR>.  This is a
> useful trick for places edebug can't reach.

Good point.  Tho in Emacs trunk you can use `trace-values' instead.


        Stefan

Re: Using `ignore`

[Steven Degutis]

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Yep, and I've got (setq ring-bell-function 'ignore)


On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 3:21 AM, Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de> wrote:

> Steven Degutis <sbdegutis@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> > Just in case anyone was wondering how to use the function ignore, emacs
> > gave me this helpful tip today:
>
> > "You can run the command `ignore' with <mouse-movement>"
>
> > Yep, that's it. A lot easier than M-x ignore.
>
> > :)
>
> Don't knock `ignore'.  It's an incredibly useful and versatile command.
> I've got it bound to C-c C-g, C-x C-g, C-x 4 C-g, etc., so I can cancel
> with C-g "in the middle of a key sequence".
>
> It's also useful for dumping out variable values; in the middle of a
> defun, you can insert
>
>     (ignore foo bar baz)
>
> , and then do M-x trace-function-background <CR> ignore <CR>.  This is a
> useful trick for places edebug can't reach.
>
> > -Steven
>
> --
> Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
>
>

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