[eev] Re: F3 binding conflict in emacs22

[Nikos Apostolakis]

"Eduardo Ochs" <address@hidden>
writes:

> Hi Nikos,
>
>> in emacs22 and higher f3 is by default bound to
>> "kmacro-start-macro-or-insert-counter", a very convenient key IMHO.
>> Unfortunately this binding conflicts with eev that bounds that key
>> to "eeb-default".  I use kboard macros all the time and I've grown
>> accustomed to the f3 key so every time I (re-)install eev I cancel
>> this binding and bound "eeb-default" to f7 instead.  I wonder
>> whether you could change this eev binding "officially".
>
> Lots of people (4, maybe even 5) have already told me that eev's keys
> collide with standard keys that they find useful... and indeed, eev
> binds keys that the Elisp manual says that no standard minor mode
> should bind... 8-(
>
> Moving eev's <f3> to <f7> is a good idea, but what I think that we
> *really* need is a way to make these keybindings easier to change.
> Some comments in eev.el suggest a way:
>
>   (find-eevfile "eev.el" "set up your own keymaps")

Oh, I hadn't noticed that.  I will do that for now.  Thanks for the
pointer.

Thanks,
Nikos