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>>>>> "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