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Re: Changing behavior of backward-word?
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Johanjo |
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Re: Changing behavior of backward-word? |
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Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:35:34 -0000 |
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On Nov 10, 7:52 am, Tim X <t...@nospam.dev.null> wrote:
> Elena <egarr...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Oct 31, 10:27 pm, Johan Json <wow...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Afterthought, would this possibly break other user modes dependant on
> >> key M-b and/or 'backward-word'?
>
> > It would not. This is basic Emacs customization. Here is the code:
>
> > (defun my-backward-word ()
> > (interactive)
> > (backward-word)
> > (backward-char))
>
> > (global-set-key (kbd "M-b") #'my-backward-word)
>
> Keeping in mind of course that if any mode rebinds M-b in a local key
> map, it will override the global definition. However, this would
> normally indicate the mode defines a new interpretation for
> backward-word and that interpretation probably makes more sense
> (otherwise the mode would not bother). If you notice your backward word
> behavior does not seem to work in some specific mode, this is likely the
> reason.
>
> Tim
>
> --
> tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au
Thanks a _lot_, exactly what I was looking for!
//Johan