Re: keymap inheritance for non-sparse keymaps

[Stefan Monnier]

>     Because that mode (debug-mode) uses buttons now, so I wanted to use
>     `button-buffer-map' as a parent keymap, which adds some common bindings
>     for buffers that use buttons (currently only TAB and backtab).
> 
> I see your point, and if parents for non-sparse keymaps worked
> that MIGHT be a good way to handle this.  (But maybe not, because
> some of those keymaps might want other parents.)

That's OK.  We can simply add multiple inheritance.
XEmacs has it.  And I have patches to add it to Emacs as well.


        Stefan