Re: Proposal: new default bindings for winner and windmove

[Juri Linkov]

>>> +@kindex C-x 4 DOWN
>>
>>I can't believe someone might want to use such long key sequences
>>for one of the most frequent actions.  It's even longer than
>>'C-x o' it's supposed to improve.
>
> It's an improvement on C-x o for some use cases because it's more
> predictable, not because it's shorter.  Besides, the key sequence
> isn't even that hard to type.  Have you tried it?

Press and hold the Control key, press the x key on the bottom row,
release the Control key, press the 4 key on the top row, press
an arrow key on the keypad.  OTOH, with a modifier: press and
hold the modifier key, press an arrow, release the modifier key.

>> I think there are no better keys
>>for switching windows than arrows with a modifier.
>
> I use these and they're fine.  The problem with binding a modifier
> with bare arrow keys is that all sorts of customizations and modes
> bind these already.  C-x 4 is vacant, logical, and short enough.

So you personally use a modifier, and propose a long key sequence
that nobody will use?

>>Since all keybindings in the 'C-x 4' keymap are for commands
>>that display a buffer in another window, 'C-x 4 LEFT/...'
>>could do the same to display the buffer of the next command
>>in the specified window.
>
> Such a command doesn't exist and doesn't sound particularly useful to me.

It's 'windmove-display-default-keybindings'.  It's less frequently used
than 'windmove-default-keybindings', so a longer key sequence
like 'C-x 4 DOWN' would be fine for 'windmove-display-in-direction'.

> Putting window management under C-x 4 makes logical sense.

We already have a new keymap for window management under C-x w.
Whereas C-x 4 is for buffer display.  Therefore it makes more sense
to put 'windmove-display-default-keybindings' under C-x 4.