Problems binding keys

Problems binding keys

[Dan Anderson]

I'm trying to figure  out how to bind some keys and  place the LISP in
my .emacs.  I  can't figure out how to use  the "vectors" to represent
keys.  For instance, I think the following should work:

(global-set-key "C-c f" font-lock-mode)

But I just get a bunch of lisp errors. 

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Dan

Re: Problems binding keys

[Sean Richards]

Dan Anderson <dan@mathjunkies.com> writes:

> I'm trying to figure  out how to bind some keys and  place the LISP in
> my .emacs.  I  can't figure out how to use  the "vectors" to represent
> keys.  For instance, I think the following should work:
>
> (global-set-key "C-c f" font-lock-mode)
>
> But I just get a bunch of lisp errors. 
>
> What am I doing wrong?

Using vector notation means just that, enclosing the characters that
represent the key sequence inside a vector [].
 
I think the following would probably be better :)

(global-set-key (kbd "C-c f") 'font-lock-mode)

You need the ' in front of font-lock-mode as otherwise it is evaluated
as a variable (I think). 

-- 
Sean Richards

Applied Management and Computing Division
P.O. Box 84, Lincoln University,
Canterbury, New Zealand
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Re: Problems binding keys

[Sean Richards]

Dan Anderson <dan@mathjunkies.com> writes:

> I'm trying to figure  out how to bind some keys and  place the LISP in
> my .emacs.  I  can't figure out how to use  the "vectors" to represent
> keys.  For instance, I think the following should work:
>
> (global-set-key "C-c f" font-lock-mode)
>
> But I just get a bunch of lisp errors. 
>
> What am I doing wrong?

Try (global-set-key ("C-c f") 'font-lock-mode)

Note the ' in front of font-lock-mode.

Sean

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