Re: define-key and functions

[Fredrik Arnerup]

Bill Rising <brising@louisville.edu> writes:

> Hello wizards,
>
> Is there a way to use a function which takes arguments in define-key?
>
> For instance:
> (define-key global-map "C-m" 'foo-new-line)
> runs the command foo-new-line if C-m is pressed.
>
> Is there a way to pass an argument to foo-new-line?

(define-key global-map "\C-m" 
  (lambda () (interactive) (foo-new-line argument)))

You really don't want to redefine C-m though. It's the same as Enter!

-- 
Fredrik Arnerup <e97_far@e.kth.se>