From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Global keymaps Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:25:36 -0400 Message-ID: References: <4853F884.7000609@gmail.com> <7dbe73ed0806141442h342f8ff0u83863f3980a7e229@mail.gmail.com> <48545D78.8080103@gmail.com> <4854E536.8040407@gmail.com> <87k5gql900.fsf@jurta.org> <87hcbt59s6.fsf@jurta.org> <87y74ubfnc.fsf@jurta.org> <87fxr1fe7d.fsf@jurta.org> <87ej6l5ffi.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <87bq1mxyem.fsf@jurta.org> <87prq2z9lo.fsf@catnip.gol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1214616361 22280 80.91.229.12 (28 Jun 2008 01:26:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:26:01 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Juri Linkov , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Miles Bader Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jun 28 03:26:46 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KCPDA-0005RL-G7 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:26:44 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35930 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KCPCK-0002zL-F3 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:25:52 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KCPCF-0002xS-RI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:25:47 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KCPCB-0002uu-2J for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:25:47 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=44953 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KCPCA-0002ur-SF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:25:42 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182]:62654 helo=ironport2-out.teksavvy.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KCPC6-0006QA-VL; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:25:39 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ArwEAAcwZUhFxIdG/2dsb2JhbACBW7BDgXM X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.27,718,1204520400"; d="scan'208";a="23457030" Original-Received: from 69-196-135-70.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([69.196.135.70]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 27 Jun 2008 21:25:37 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id CD4B283BA; Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:25:36 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87prq2z9lo.fsf@catnip.gol.com> (Miles Bader's message of "Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:28:19 +0900") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:100083 Archived-At: >> ctl-x-a-map - keymap for abbreviation commands >> ctl-x-n-map - keymap for narrowing commands >> ctl-x-r-map - keymap for register/rectangle subcommands of C-x r >> esc-g-map - keymap for navigation subcommands of M-g > That's a bad naming convention, we shouldn't copy it if it's possible to > do better. If keymaps have a coherent meaning associated with the, we > should use it. Agreed. > So, "narrowing-map" and "goto-map" are pretty good. > For the rectangle/register map, well, it's an ugly case, but > "rect-reg-map" more or less tells the story. ctl-x-r-map would work as well, tho. Stefan