Re: Tab advance for tabulated-list-mode [CODE ATTACHED]

[Boruch Baum]

On 2021-01-17 12:05, Daniel Martín wrote:
> Boruch Baum <boruch_baum@gmx.com> writes:
> [...]
> >
> > (define-key tabulated-list-mode-map "\t"              
> > 'tabulated-list-tab-forward)
> > (define-key tabulated-list-mode-map (kbd "<backtab>") 
> > 'tabulated-list-tab-backward)
>
>
> How would this work when the tabulated list has one or more buttons?
> (package.el is the most prominent example of that).  By default, TAB and
> <backtab> are bound to forward-button and backward-button, respectively.
>
> Perhaps we could provide the functions but leave the keybindings to the
> tabulated-list-mode implementors, or choose a different keybidinding.

I did overlook that (my personal use-case isn't using buttons).

Shame, because TAB/BACKTAB are the intuitive bindings for both ideas.

Maybe alt-arrow (M-Left, M-Right)? Not nearly as discover-able, but we
are living in the age of PPRTM ...

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