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From: | Gustavo Barros |
Subject: | bug#48472: [FR] A small suggestion for repeat-mode |
Date: | Sun, 16 May 2021 17:05:52 -0300 |
User-agent: | mu4e 1.4.15; emacs 27.2 |
Hi All,I've just taken notice of the recently introduced `repeat-mode', in `repeat.el', and welcome it.
I haven't yet tried it out, since I'm running on 27.2, but I understand what it does, and how. I'll definitely use it when Emacs 28 comes, since I have some commands for which I use current `repeat.el' functionality to do something equivalent in my setup, and the new mode makes this much more convenient, so thank you (Juri) for adding it.
But I write to give one small suggestion to the mode. Namely that an option be added to make the transient keymap expire after a (configurable) timeout. The idea is that the repeating last key press is very handy indeed, but if you happen to stop at a repeatable key, stop some "idle" time (thinking, reading, whatever) and then hit the key again, it might not be what was actually meant. In other words, besides `repeat-exit-key', some idle time after the last repeatable key may serve as a good indicator for breaking the repetition chain.
As far as I can see, this should not be particularly complicated, since `set-transient-map' returns an "exit function" which could be stored and ran on a timer, as appropriate. And, of course, it can be optional.
Thanks again for the useful addition. I'm looking forward to using it already.
Best regards, Gustavo.
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