Re: global-set-key with parameter

[Barry Margolin]

In article <mailman.652.1223525988.25473.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
 Fred Picher <frederificc@yahoo.ca> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
>   I would like to bind the following function and parameter to the F5
> key in emacs 23, which is currently undefined.  This is to save the
> buffer layout to be recalled using the lowercase 'w' key:
> 
> C-x r w w
> 
>   That would be the window-configuration-to-register command I
> think.  I could do something like:
> 
> (global-set-key [f5]    'window-configuration-to-register)
> 
>   But how is the 'w' parameter passed to this command ?

You need to write a new Elisp function that calls 
window-configuration-to-register with the parameter, and bind the key to 
THAT function.

(defun window-config-to-register-w ()
  "Store the window configuration in register 'w'."
  (interactive)
  (window-configuration-to-register ?w))

(global-set-key [f5] 'window-configuration-to-register-w)

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