Re: command remapping problem

[storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)]

"Richard M. Stallman" <rms@gnu.org> writes:

>     (define-key my-map [remap scroll-up] my-scroll-up)
>
>     The `scroll-up' binding for `C-v' is remapped to `my-scroll-up', but
>     the `scroll-up' binding for [next] is not remapped to `my-scroll-up'.
>
> Given that incomplete example, I cannot see why that would happen.
> However, I tried an experiment,
>
>     (define-key lisp-mode-map [remap scroll-up] 'my-scroll-up)
>
>     (defun my-scroll-up ()
>       (interactive)
>       (message "Foo")
>       (scroll-up))
>
> and it seems to be true that this kind of remap only applies
> to bindings in the same keymap that contains the remap.
> In that example, the remapping did not apply to C-v OR to <next>.

Are you sure you are in a buffer which uses lisp-mode-map ?

If I execute the above commands and visit simple.el, it works
for me.

>
> This seems to be a bug.  The documentation in the Lisp Manual
> clearly says that the remap ought to apply to any binding
> that yields the command that has been remapped.
>
> Can someone please debug this, then ack?

IW4M.

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