From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Phillip Lord Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: disabling key bindings Date: 27 Nov 2003 16:33:54 +0000 Organization: Dept of Computer Science, University of Manchester, U.K. Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1069953488 8055 80.91.224.253 (27 Nov 2003 17:18:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 17:18:08 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Nov 27 18:18:04 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1APPmG-0002ZU-00 for ; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 18:18:04 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1APQjD-00029g-8N for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 13:18:59 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!npeer.de.kpn-eurorings.net!news.cambrium.nl!news.cambrium.nl!news.cambrium.nl!humbolt.nl.linux.org!news.nl.linux.org!zen.net.uk!130.88.203.18.MISMATCH!peernews.mcc.ac.uk!cs.man.ac.uk!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 27 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: rpc71.cs.man.ac.uk Original-X-Trace: wapping.cs.man.ac.uk 1069950834 16099 130.88.198.228 (27 Nov 2003 16:33:54 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: news@wapping.cs.man.ac.uk Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 16:33:54 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2.93 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:118718 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14660 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14660 >>>>> "Jesper" == Jesper Harder writes: Jesper> Phillip Lord writes: >> I a new major mode, how do I disable all keybindings, except for >> those that I specify. In particular I would want all the normally >> self-insert keys to do nothing at all (except where I have bound >> the explicitly). Jesper> Sounds a bit like Erik Naggums's "poor man's vi-mode": Jesper> ,---- | (use-global-map (make-sparse-keymap)) Jesper> | Jesper> | like vi, it will beep at everything you do, and you can't quit. Jesper> | have fun! Jesper> `---- Ah yeah, I'd forgotten about that. I shall give this a go. Cheers Phil