Re: editor for large xml files?

[Andreas Roehler]

Tassilo Horn wrote:
> Andreas Roehler <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> Hi Andreas,
> 
>> As this style
>>
>> (global-set-key [(control kp-divide)] 'My-Command)
>>
>> or
>>
>> (global-set-key [(control x)(c)] 'My-Other-Command)
>>
>> is understood by all Emacsen, suggest to keep that, declaring the
>> other ones obsolete.
> 
> Was there any discussion of declaring it obsolete?

Hi Tassilo,

don't know. Didn't intend to say it.

> 
> IMO, the recommended style for making keybindings should be `kbd', which
> is available in Emacs, XEmacs, and SXEmacs.
> 
> So your 2 definitions would become:
> 
>   (global-set-key (kbd "<C-kp-divide>") 'My-Command)
>   (global-set-key (kbd "C-x c")         'My-Other-Command)
> 
> That's quite easy to read and write (you can simply insert the string
> describe-key outputs as argument to `kbd'), and it hides how an
> implementation represents the key sequences internally.

Hmm, like the "control" and "meta" written out.

OTOH, may perfectly live with your suggestion.
Just saying: let's choose one and just one compatible form, declaring others 
obsolete.

Thanks

Andreas



> 
> Bye,
> Tassilo
>