Re: function-key-map

[T. V. Raman]

I use it additionally to define special keys on the console like
ctrl+arrows which are otherwise only available under X -- see 
http://emacspeak.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tvr/console.el
and 
http://emacspeak.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tvr/console-keymaps/

>>>>> "Stefan" == Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
    >> Now that the original purpose of `function-key-map' is
    >> done by `input-decode-map', what purposes should
    >> `function-key-map' be used for?  Is it still useful?
    Stefan> 
    Stefan> Yes, it's still very useful.  See for example how
    Stefan> term/xterm.el uses both.  Or term/x-win.el.
    Stefan> I.e. it's useful to give optional remapping
    Stefan> corresponding to alternative key-names.
    Stefan> 
    Stefan> I think it'd even be worthwhile to extend the
    Stefan> functionality of function-key-map in the following
    Stefan> ways: - make it possible to specify a "set of keys"
    Stefan> to remap via e.g. a predicate.  - apply
    Stefan> function-key-map repeatedly (i.e. apply it to its
    Stefan> output).
    Stefan> 
    Stefan> This way we could try and move all the ad-hoc C code
    Stefan> in read-key-sequence which: - drops down-mouse-N
    Stefan> events if they're not bound - remaps triple-mouse-N
    Stefan> to double-mouse-N if not bound - remaps
    Stefan> double-mouse-N to mouse-N if not bound - remaps
    Stefan> shift-<key> to <key> if not bound - a few more along
    Stefan> the same lines
    Stefan> 
    Stefan> we could also add
    Stefan> 
    Stefan> - remap all modifier combinations of mouse-4 to
    Stefan> wheel-up (with the same modifiers), and similarly for
    Stefan> wheel-down, wheel-left and wheel-right.
    Stefan> 
    Stefan> This would significantly help clean up the
    Stefan> horrendously long read_key_sequence function.
    Stefan> 
    Stefan> 
    Stefan>         Stefan
    Stefan> 
    Stefan> 
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Best Regards,
--raman

      
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