Re: bookmark.el patch for 1) other window and 2) C-x p instead of C-x r

[Kim F. Storm]

"Drew Adams" <address@hidden> writes:

> Here is a bookmark.el patch with a minor enhancement to let you use another
> window.
>
> It also replaces use of `C-x r' for bookmark commands by use of `C-x p'. I
> think that's better, because:
>
> 1. It reserves all of `C-x r' for register and rectangle commands. (Even
> those should be split, IMO.)
>
> 2. It lets you reuse the standard bookmark keys with `C-x p', instead of
> having, for instance, `j' mean jump in the bookmark-map, but `b' mean jump
> when used with `C-x r'. Nothing new to remember this way: just add `C-x p'
> in front of all bookmark-map keys.

But why C-x p ??

Personally, I would reserve C-x p for printing commands.

I suggest using C-x j as bookmark prefix.

Then C-x j j would be bookmark jump (which is easy to type)
and C-x j m (mark) is nicely close to type easily as well...

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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk