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RE: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-
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Davis Herring |
Subject: |
RE: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only? |
Date: |
Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:24:14 -0700 (PDT) |
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> 2. It doesn't really help users see that such keys are, in effect,
> available for binding in such read-only contexts. That was a main
> motivation behind my proposal.
Exactly how much help does an semi-knowledgeable user (who knows enough to
want to bind a key) need beyond the error?
"Hmm... dired... I'd like a key to convert DOS to Unix line endings. How
about M-u for "Make Unix"? That sounds good."
M-u
Buffer is read-only: #<buffer contrib>
"Huh?"
C-h c M-u
M-u is bound to upcase-word
"Oh, that's a nice command. But it doesn't work...?"
M-u
Buffer is read-only: #<buffer contrib>
"Yup, it's taken, but it doesn't work here. A shame, too. I could have
used it!"
I don't see the reaction to C-h c proceeding like that, but rather
"Aha. Good to know, but I can obviously use it here, since it doesn't
work anyway."
Davis
PS - Never mind that there's no command to which to bind a key that does
what this hypothetical user wants. They found the defun scrawled on a
blackboard in a sewer or something.
--
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too sparse, it is because mass-energy conversion has occurred during
shipping.
- Re: TAB for non-editing modes, (continued)
- Re: TAB for non-editing modes, Dan Nicolaescu, 2007/09/22
- bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?, Drew Adams, 2007/09/22
- RE: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' whenread-only?, Drew Adams, 2007/09/22
- RE: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined'whenread-only?, Drew Adams, 2007/09/22
- Re: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined'whenread-only?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/09/22
- RE: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?, Drew Adams, 2007/09/22
- Re: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/09/23
- RE: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?, Drew Adams, 2007/09/23
- Re: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/09/23
- RE: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?, Drew Adams, 2007/09/23
- RE: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?,
Davis Herring <=
- RE: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?, Drew Adams, 2007/09/24
- RE: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?, Davis Herring, 2007/09/24
- RE: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?, Drew Adams, 2007/09/24
- Re: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/09/24
- Re: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/25
- RE: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' whenread-only?, Drew Adams, 2007/09/25
- Re: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/24
- Re: bind commands that change buffer contents to `undefined' when read-only?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/09/25
- RE: TAB for non-editing modes, Drew Adams, 2007/09/22
- Re: TAB for non-editing modes, Bastien, 2007/09/23