Re: Button widget keymap conflicting with major mode.

[Kevin Rodgers]

Drew Adams wrote:
> > A read-only buffer has a major mode which defines bindings for RET and
> > other keys which are also used by button widgets created by
> >
> > (widget-create 'push-button ...
> >
> > The bindings for the major mode override the button bindings 
> > (it is not possible to user RET when the point is on the
> > button for invoking it). I can make the button work with
> > (use-local-map widget-keymap), but then the bindings for
> > the major mode are gone.
> >
> > Is there a way for RET invoking the button when the point is 
> > over it and invoke the major mode binding otherwise?
> >
> > Using Emacs 23.1.
>
> `keymap' text property would be one way.
>
> See node `Special Properties' of the Elisp manual.

WIBNI widget-create took a :keymap keyword so you could specify
widget-keymap as its value?

Otherwise, I guess you have to do something like:

(let* ((push-button (widget-create 'push-button ...))
       (button-overlay (widget-get push-button :button-overlay)))
  (overlay-put button-overlay 'keymap widget-keymap))

Or maybe local-map would be the appropriate property for this purpose.

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA