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Re: Interactive hat.
From: |
Stephen J. Turnbull |
Subject: |
Re: Interactive hat. |
Date: |
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:47:41 +0900 |
Stefan Monnier writes:
> > If it's possible to code everything we need with a symbol property, I
> > think the interactive hat mechanism should be removed.
>
> You got things backwards here: the "^" describes the behavior of
> the command, so it should be part of the command, not its name.
In XEmacs, both descriptions are incorrect. "Shifted motion selects"
is a property of the key, not of the command nor of its name.
> The ability to use a symbol property for that is a hack that can
> come in handy at times, but it's still just a hack.
XEmacs has used a variable containing a list of key names that might
have this behavior for ten years with no apparent ill-effects. And it
similarly has been hard-coded to the shift key for ten years with no
apparent ill-effects.
- Re: Interactive hat., (continued)
- Re: Interactive hat., Stefan Monnier, 2009/03/26
- Re: Interactive hat., Alan Mackenzie, 2009/03/26
- Re: Interactive hat., Stefan Monnier, 2009/03/26
- Re: Interactive hat., Alan Mackenzie, 2009/03/26
- Re: Interactive hat., Stefan Monnier, 2009/03/26
- Re: Interactive hat., Kim F. Storm, 2009/03/28
- Re: Interactive hat., Miles Bader, 2009/03/28
- Re: Interactive hat., Lennart Borgman, 2009/03/28
- Re: Interactive hat.,
Stephen J. Turnbull <=
- Re: Interactive hat., Miles Bader, 2009/03/26
- Re: Interactive hat., Stephen J. Turnbull, 2009/03/26
Re: Interactive hat., Stefan Monnier, 2009/03/25
Re: Interactive hat. [Was: CUA-like stuff spuriously enables transient-mark-mode], Juanma Barranquero, 2009/03/25