Re: Problem binding to a key

[Cecil Westerhof]

Rjjd wrote:

> weber wrote:
>> On 20 abr, 11:54, Cecil Westerhof <d...@dummy.nl> wrote:
>>> I have the following two lines in my .emacs:
>>>   (define-key global-map "\C-cw" 'clipboard-kill-ring-save)
>>>   (define-key global-map "\C-x\C-kw" 'clipboard-kill-ring-save)
>>>
>>> The first line is no problem, the second gives:
>>>   error: "Key sequence C-x C-k w uses invalid prefix characters"
>>>
>>> What I understood from 'Learning GNU Emacs' is the second way, the way
>>> you should bind your own definitions. Why does it not work?
>> 
>> Because C-k already has another definition (killing text)
>> You have to "undefine" C-k with something like this:
>> (global-set-key "\C-k" nil)
>> Hope it helps,
>> weber
> 
> But doesn't Cecil need to unbind \C-x\C-k, and not merely \C-k?
> C-x C-k runs the command edit-kbd-macro.

I got what I tried to do out of 'Learning GNU Emacs', pages 160 and 161. But
it does not work. For example for the keybinding they give:
  C-x C-k b
But then I get:
  Key sequence b is not a keyboard macro

That is a big oops for O'Reilly.

I tried to use the reserved keys, but that is not possible. What is a good
way to select keys for binding macro's to?