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1 @c -*-texinfo-*-
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2 @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
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3 @c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
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4 @c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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5 @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
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6 @setfilename ../info/keymaps
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7 @node Keymaps, Modes, Command Loop, Top
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8 @chapter Keymaps
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9 @cindex keymap
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11 The bindings between input events and commands are recorded in data
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12 structures called @dfn{keymaps}. Each binding in a keymap associates
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13 (or @dfn{binds}) an individual event type either to another keymap or to
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14 a command. When an event type is bound to a keymap, that keymap is used
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16 found. The whole process is called @dfn{key lookup}.
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18 @menu
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19 * Keymap Terminology:: Definitions of terms pertaining to keymaps.
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20 * Format of Keymaps:: What a keymap looks like as a Lisp object.
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21 * Creating Keymaps:: Functions to create and copy keymaps.
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22 * Inheritance and Keymaps:: How one keymap can inherit the bindings
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23 of another keymap.
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24 * Prefix Keys:: Defining a key with a keymap as its definition.
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25 * Active Keymaps:: Each buffer has a local keymap
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26 to override the standard (global) bindings.
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27 A minor mode can also override them.
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28 * Key Lookup:: How extracting elements from keymaps works.
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29 * Functions for Key Lookup:: How to request key lookup.
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30 * Changing Key Bindings:: Redefining a key in a keymap.
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31 * Remapping Commands:: Bindings that translate one command to another.
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32 * Key Binding Commands:: Interactive interfaces for redefining keys.
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33 * Scanning Keymaps:: Looking through all keymaps, for printing help.
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34 * Menu Keymaps:: Defining a menu as a keymap.
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35 @end menu
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37 @node Keymap Terminology
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38 @section Keymap Terminology
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39 @cindex key
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40 @cindex keystroke
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41 @cindex key binding
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42 @cindex binding of a key
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43 @cindex complete key
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44 @cindex undefined key
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46 A @dfn{keymap} is a table mapping event types to definitions (which
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47 can be any Lisp objects, though only certain types are meaningful for
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48 execution by the command loop). Given an event (or an event type) and a
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49 keymap, Emacs can get the event's definition. Events include
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50 characters, function keys, and mouse actions (@pxref{Input Events}).
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52 A sequence of input events that form a unit is called a
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53 @dfn{key sequence}, or @dfn{key} for short. A sequence of one event
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56 A keymap determines a binding or definition for any key sequence. If
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57 the key sequence is a single event, its binding is the definition of the
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58 event in the keymap. The binding of a key sequence of more than one
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59 event is found by an iterative process: the binding of the first event
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60 is found, and must be a keymap; then the second event's binding is found
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61 in that keymap, and so on until all the events in the key sequence are
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62 used up.
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64 If the binding of a key sequence is a keymap, we call the key sequence
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65 a @dfn{prefix key}. Otherwise, we call it a @dfn{complete key} (because
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66 no more events can be added to it). If the binding is @code{nil},
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67 we call the key @dfn{undefined}. Examples of prefix keys are @kbd{C-c},
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68 @kbd{C-x}, and @kbd{C-x 4}. Examples of defined complete keys are
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69 @kbd{X}, @key{RET}, and @kbd{C-x 4 C-f}. Examples of undefined complete
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70 keys are @kbd{C-x C-g}, and @kbd{C-c 3}. @xref{Prefix Keys}, for more
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71 details.
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73 The rule for finding the binding of a key sequence assumes that the
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74 intermediate bindings (found for the events before the last) are all
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75 keymaps; if this is not so, the sequence of events does not form a
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77 or more events from the end of any valid key sequence must always yield
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78 a prefix key. For example, @kbd{C-f C-n} is not a key sequence;
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79 @kbd{C-f} is not a prefix key, so a longer sequence starting with
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80 @kbd{C-f} cannot be a key sequence.
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82 The set of possible multi-event key sequences depends on the bindings
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83 for prefix keys; therefore, it can be different for different keymaps,
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84 and can change when bindings are changed. However, a one-event sequence
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86 for its well-formedness.
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88 At any time, several primary keymaps are @dfn{active}---that is, in
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89 use for finding key bindings. These are the @dfn{global map}, which is
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90 shared by all buffers; the @dfn{local keymap}, which is usually
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91 associated with a specific major mode; and zero or more @dfn{minor mode
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92 keymaps}, which belong to currently enabled minor modes. (Not all minor
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93 modes have keymaps.) The local keymap bindings shadow (i.e., take
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94 precedence over) the corresponding global bindings. The minor mode
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95 keymaps shadow both local and global keymaps. @xref{Active Keymaps},
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96 for details.
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98 The Emacs Lisp representation for a key sequence is a string or vector.
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99 You can enter key sequence constants using the ordinary string or vector
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100 representation; it is also convenient to use @code{kbd}:
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101
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102 @defmac kbd keyseq-text
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103 This macro converts the text @var{keyseq-text} (a string constant)
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104 into a key sequence (a string or vector constant). The contents
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105 of @var{keyseq-text} should describe the key sequence using the syntax
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106 used in this manual. More precisely, it uses the same syntax that
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107 Edit Macro mode uses for editing keyboard macros (@pxref{Edit Keyboard
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108 Macro,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
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109
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110 @example
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111 (kbd "C-x") @result{} "\C-x"
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112 (kbd "C-x C-f") @result{} "\C-x\C-f"
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113 (kbd "C-x 4 C-f") @result{} "\C-x4\C-f"
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114 (kbd "X") @result{} "X"
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115 (kbd "RET") @result{} "\^M"
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116 (kbd "C-c SPC") @result{} "\C-c@ "
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117 (kbd "<f1> SPC") @result{} [f1 32]
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118 (kbd "C-M-<down>") @result{} [C-M-down]
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119 @end example
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120 @end defmac
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122 @node Format of Keymaps
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123 @section Format of Keymaps
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124 @cindex format of keymaps
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125 @cindex keymap format
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126 @cindex full keymap
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127 @cindex sparse keymap
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128
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129 A keymap is a list whose @sc{car} is the symbol @code{keymap}. The
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130 remaining elements of the list define the key bindings of the keymap.
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131 A symbol whose function definition is a keymap is also a keymap. Use
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132 the function @code{keymapp} (see below) to test whether an object is a
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133 keymap.
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135 Several kinds of elements may appear in a keymap, after the symbol
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136 @code{keymap} that begins it:
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138 @table @code
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139 @item (@var{type} .@: @var{binding})
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140 This specifies one binding, for events of type @var{type}. Each
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141 ordinary binding applies to events of a particular @dfn{event type},
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142 which is always a character or a symbol. @xref{Classifying Events}.
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266 @result{} (keymap #^[t nil nil nil @dots{} nil nil keymap])
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322 @section Inheritance and Keymaps
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327 @dfn{parent keymap}. Such a keymap looks like this:
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330 (keymap @var{bindings}@dots{} . @var{parent-keymap})
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335 @var{parent-keymap}, whatever they may be at the time a key is looked up,
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344 The proper way to construct a keymap with a parent is to use
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345 @code{set-keymap-parent}; if you have code that directly constructs a
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349 @defun keymap-parent keymap
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350 This returns the parent keymap of @var{keymap}. If @var{keymap}
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354 @defun set-keymap-parent keymap parent
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355 This sets the parent keymap of @var{keymap} to @var{parent}, and returns
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356 @var{parent}. If @var{parent} is @code{nil}, this function gives
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357 @var{keymap} no parent at all.
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359 If @var{keymap} has submaps (bindings for prefix keys), they too receive
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360 new parent keymaps that reflect what @var{parent} specifies for those
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361 prefix keys.
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362 @end defun
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369 (set-keymap-parent map text-mode-map)
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373 A non-sparse keymap can have a parent too, but this is not very
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375 for every numeric character code without modifier bits, even if it is
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376 @code{nil}, so these character's bindings are never inherited from
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377 the parent keymap.
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380 @section Prefix Keys
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381 @cindex prefix key
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387 bindings for key sequences starting with @kbd{C-x}.
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389 Some of the standard Emacs prefix keys use keymaps that are
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447 @item
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448 @cindex @kbd{C-x v}
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449 @vindex vc-prefix-map
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450 @code{vc-prefix-map} is the global keymap used for the @kbd{C-x v} prefix
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451 key.
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453 @item
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454 @cindex @kbd{M-g}
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455 @vindex facemenu-keymap
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456 @code{facemenu-keymap} is the global keymap used for the @kbd{M-g}
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457 prefix key.
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459 @c Emacs 19 feature
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460 @item
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461 The other Emacs prefix keys are @kbd{C-x @@}, @kbd{C-x a i}, @kbd{C-x
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462 @key{ESC}} and @kbd{@key{ESC} @key{ESC}}. They use keymaps that have no
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463 special names.
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464 @end itemize
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466 The keymap binding of a prefix key is used for looking up the event
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467 that follows the prefix key. (It may instead be a symbol whose function
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468 definition is a keymap. The effect is the same, but the symbol serves
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470 symbol @code{Control-X-prefix}, whose function cell holds the keymap
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471 for @kbd{C-x} commands. (The same keymap is also the value of
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474 Prefix key definitions can appear in any active keymap. The
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475 definitions of @kbd{C-c}, @kbd{C-x}, @kbd{C-h} and @key{ESC} as prefix
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476 keys appear in the global map, so these prefix keys are always
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478 putting a prefix key definition for it in the local map or the minor
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479 mode's map. @xref{Active Keymaps}.
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481 If a key is defined as a prefix in more than one active map, then its
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482 various definitions are in effect merged: the commands defined in the
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483 minor mode keymaps come first, followed by those in the local map's
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484 prefix definition, and then by those from the global map.
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486 In the following example, we make @kbd{C-p} a prefix key in the local
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487 keymap, in such a way that @kbd{C-p} is identical to @kbd{C-x}. Then
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489 like @kbd{C-x C-f}. The key sequence @kbd{C-p 6} is not found in any
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490 active keymap.
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491
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492 @example
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493 @group
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494 (use-local-map (make-sparse-keymap))
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495 @result{} nil
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496 @end group
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497 @group
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498 (local-set-key "\C-p" ctl-x-map)
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499 @result{} nil
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500 @end group
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501 @group
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502 (key-binding "\C-p\C-f")
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503 @result{} find-file
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504 @end group
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506 @group
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507 (key-binding "\C-p6")
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508 @result{} nil
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509 @end group
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510 @end example
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512 @defun define-prefix-command symbol &optional mapvar prompt
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513 @cindex prefix command
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514 @anchor{Definition of define-prefix-command}
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515 This function prepares @var{symbol} for use as a prefix key's binding:
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516 it creates a sparse keymap and stores it as @var{symbol}'s function
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517 definition. Subsequently binding a key sequence to @var{symbol} will
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518 make that key sequence into a prefix key. The return value is @code{symbol}.
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520 This function also sets @var{symbol} as a variable, with the keymap as
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521 its value. But if @var{mapvar} is non-@code{nil}, it sets @var{mapvar}
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522 as a variable instead.
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524 If @var{prompt} is non-@code{nil}, that becomes the overall prompt
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525 string for the keymap. The prompt string should be given for menu keymaps
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526 (@pxref{Defining Menus}).
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527 @end defun
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528
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529 @node Active Keymaps
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530 @section Active Keymaps
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531 @cindex active keymap
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532 @cindex global keymap
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533 @cindex local keymap
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534
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535 Emacs normally contains many keymaps; at any given time, just a few of
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536 them are @dfn{active} in that they participate in the interpretation
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537 of user input. These are the global keymap, the current buffer's
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538 local keymap, and the keymaps of any enabled minor modes.
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539
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540 The @dfn{global keymap} holds the bindings of keys that are defined
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541 regardless of the current buffer, such as @kbd{C-f}. The variable
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542 @code{global-map} holds this keymap, which is always active.
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543
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544 Each buffer may have another keymap, its @dfn{local keymap}, which may
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545 contain new or overriding definitions for keys. The current buffer's
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546 local keymap is always active except when @code{overriding-local-map}
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547 overrides it. Text properties can specify an alternative local map for
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548 certain parts of the buffer; see @ref{Special Properties}.
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549
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550 Each minor mode can have a keymap; if it does, the keymap is active
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551 when the minor mode is enabled.
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552
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553 The variable @code{overriding-local-map}, if non-@code{nil}, specifies
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554 another local keymap that overrides the buffer's local map and all the
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555 minor mode keymaps. Modes for emulation can specify additional
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556 active keymaps through the variable @code{emulation-mode-map-alists}.
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558 All the active keymaps are used together to determine what command to
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559 execute when a key is entered. Emacs searches these maps one by one, in
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560 order of decreasing precedence, until it finds a binding in one of the
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561 maps. The procedure for searching a single keymap is called @dfn{key
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562 lookup}; see @ref{Key Lookup}.
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563
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564 Normally, Emacs first searches for the key in the minor mode maps, in
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565 the order specified by @code{minor-mode-map-alist}; if they do not
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566 supply a binding for the key, Emacs searches the local map; if that too
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567 has no binding, Emacs then searches the global map. However, if
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568 @code{overriding-local-map} is non-@code{nil}, Emacs searches that map
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569 first, before the global map.
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571 @cindex major mode keymap
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572 Since every buffer that uses the same major mode normally uses the
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573 same local keymap, you can think of the keymap as local to the mode. A
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574 change to the local keymap of a buffer (using @code{local-set-key}, for
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577 The local keymaps that are used for Lisp mode and some other major
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578 modes exist even if they have not yet been used. These local maps are
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579 the values of variables such as @code{lisp-mode-map}. For most major
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580 modes, which are less frequently used, the local keymap is constructed
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583 The minibuffer has local keymaps, too; they contain various completion
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586 Emacs has other keymaps that are used in a different way---translating
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587 events within @code{read-key-sequence}. @xref{Translating Input}.
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591 @defvar global-map
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592 This variable contains the default global keymap that maps Emacs
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593 keyboard input to commands. The global keymap is normally this keymap.
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594 The default global keymap is a full keymap that binds
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595 @code{self-insert-command} to all of the printing characters.
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597 It is normal practice to change the bindings in the global map, but you
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598 should not assign this variable any value other than the keymap it starts
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599 out with.
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600 @end defvar
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601
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602 @defun current-global-map
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603 This function returns the current global keymap. This is the
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604 same as the value of @code{global-map} unless you change one or the
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605 other.
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607 @example
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608 @group
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610 @result{} (keymap [set-mark-command beginning-of-line @dots{}
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612 @end group
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613 @end example
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614 @end defun
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616 @defun current-local-map
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617 This function returns the current buffer's local keymap, or @code{nil}
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620 in which the entry for @key{ESC}, @acronym{ASCII} code 27, is another sparse
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621 keymap.
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623 @example
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624 @group
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625 (current-local-map)
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626 @result{} (keymap
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628 (9 . lisp-indent-line)
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629 (127 . backward-delete-char-untabify)
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630 @end group
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631 @group
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632 (27 keymap
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633 (24 . eval-defun)
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634 (17 . indent-sexp)))
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635 @end group
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636 @end example
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637 @end defun
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638
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639 @defun current-minor-mode-maps
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640 This function returns a list of the keymaps of currently enabled minor modes.
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641 @end defun
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642
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643 @defun use-global-map keymap
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644 This function makes @var{keymap} the new current global keymap. It
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645 returns @code{nil}.
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646
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647 It is very unusual to change the global keymap.
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648 @end defun
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649
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650 @defun use-local-map keymap
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651 This function makes @var{keymap} the new local keymap of the current
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652 buffer. If @var{keymap} is @code{nil}, then the buffer has no local
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653 keymap. @code{use-local-map} returns @code{nil}. Most major mode
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654 commands use this function.
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655 @end defun
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656
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657 @c Emacs 19 feature
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658 @defvar minor-mode-map-alist
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659 This variable is an alist describing keymaps that may or may not be
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660 active according to the values of certain variables. Its elements look
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661 like this:
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662
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663 @example
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664 (@var{variable} . @var{keymap})
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665 @end example
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666
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667 The keymap @var{keymap} is active whenever @var{variable} has a
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668 non-@code{nil} value. Typically @var{variable} is the variable that
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669 enables or disables a minor mode. @xref{Keymaps and Minor Modes}.
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670
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671 Note that elements of @code{minor-mode-map-alist} do not have the same
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672 structure as elements of @code{minor-mode-alist}. The map must be the
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673 @sc{cdr} of the element; a list with the map as the second element will
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674 not do. The @sc{cdr} can be either a keymap (a list) or a symbol whose
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675 function definition is a keymap.
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676
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677 When more than one minor mode keymap is active, their order of priority
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678 is the order of @code{minor-mode-map-alist}. But you should design
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679 minor modes so that they don't interfere with each other. If you do
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680 this properly, the order will not matter.
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681
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682 See @ref{Keymaps and Minor Modes}, for more information about minor
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683 modes. See also @code{minor-mode-key-binding} (@pxref{Functions for Key
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684 Lookup}).
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685 @end defvar
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686
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687 @defvar minor-mode-overriding-map-alist
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688 This variable allows major modes to override the key bindings for
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689 particular minor modes. The elements of this alist look like the
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690 elements of @code{minor-mode-map-alist}: @code{(@var{variable}
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691 . @var{keymap})}.
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692
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693 If a variable appears as an element of
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694 @code{minor-mode-overriding-map-alist}, the map specified by that
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695 element totally replaces any map specified for the same variable in
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696 @code{minor-mode-map-alist}.
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697
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698 @code{minor-mode-overriding-map-alist} is automatically buffer-local in
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699 all buffers.
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700 @end defvar
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701
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702 @defvar overriding-local-map
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703 If non-@code{nil}, this variable holds a keymap to use instead of the
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704 buffer's local keymap, text property or overlay keymaps, and instead
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705 of all the minor mode keymaps. This keymap, if any, overrides all
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706 other maps that would have been active, except for the current global
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707 map.
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708 @end defvar
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709
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710 @defvar overriding-terminal-local-map
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711 If non-@code{nil}, this variable holds a keymap to use instead of
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712 @code{overriding-local-map}, the buffer's local keymap, text property
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713 or overlay keymaps, and all the minor mode keymaps.
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714
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715 This variable is always local to the current terminal and cannot be
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716 buffer-local. @xref{Multiple Displays}. It is used to implement
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717 incremental search mode.
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718 @end defvar
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719
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720 @defvar overriding-local-map-menu-flag
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721 If this variable is non-@code{nil}, the value of
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722 @code{overriding-local-map} or @code{overriding-terminal-local-map} can
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723 affect the display of the menu bar. The default value is @code{nil}, so
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724 those map variables have no effect on the menu bar.
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725
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726 Note that these two map variables do affect the execution of key
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727 sequences entered using the menu bar, even if they do not affect the
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728 menu bar display. So if a menu bar key sequence comes in, you should
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729 clear the variables before looking up and executing that key sequence.
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730 Modes that use the variables would typically do this anyway; normally
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731 they respond to events that they do not handle by ``unreading'' them and
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732 exiting.
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733 @end defvar
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734
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735 @defvar special-event-map
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736 This variable holds a keymap for special events. If an event type has a
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737 binding in this keymap, then it is special, and the binding for the
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738 event is run directly by @code{read-event}. @xref{Special Events}.
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739 @end defvar
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740
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741 @defvar emulation-mode-map-alists
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742 This variable holds a list of keymap alists to use for emulations
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743 modes. It is intended for modes or packages using multiple minor-mode
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744 keymaps. Each element is a keymap alist which has the same format and
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745 meaning as @code{minor-mode-map-alist}, or a symbol with a variable
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746 binding which is such an alist. The ``active'' keymaps in each alist
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748 @code{minor-mode-overriding-map-alist}.
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749 @end defvar
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752 @section Key Lookup
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753 @cindex key lookup
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754 @cindex keymap entry
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755
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756 @dfn{Key lookup} is the process of finding the binding of a key
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757 sequence from a given keymap. Actual execution of the binding is not
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758 part of key lookup.
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759
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760 Key lookup uses just the event type of each event in the key sequence;
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761 the rest of the event is ignored. In fact, a key sequence used for key
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762 lookup may designate mouse events with just their types (symbols)
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763 instead of with entire mouse events (lists). @xref{Input Events}. Such
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764 a ``key-sequence'' is insufficient for @code{command-execute} to run,
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767 When the key sequence consists of multiple events, key lookup
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768 processes the events sequentially: the binding of the first event is
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769 found, and must be a keymap; then the second event's binding is found in
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770 that keymap, and so on until all the events in the key sequence are used
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771 up. (The binding thus found for the last event may or may not be a
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772 keymap.) Thus, the process of key lookup is defined in terms of a
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773 simpler process for looking up a single event in a keymap. How that is
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774 done depends on the type of object associated with the event in that
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775 keymap.
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776
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777 Let's use the term @dfn{keymap entry} to describe the value found by
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779 string and other extra elements in menu key bindings, because
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780 @code{lookup-key} and other key lookup functions don't include them in
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781 the returned value.) While any Lisp object may be stored in a keymap as
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782 a keymap entry, not all make sense for key lookup. Here is a table of
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783 the meaningful kinds of keymap entries:
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784
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785 @table @asis
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786 @item @code{nil}
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787 @cindex @code{nil} in keymap
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788 @code{nil} means that the events used so far in the lookup form an
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789 undefined key. When a keymap fails to mention an event type at all, and
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790 has no default binding, that is equivalent to a binding of @code{nil}
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792
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793 @item @var{command}
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794 @cindex command in keymap
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795 The events used so far in the lookup form a complete key,
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796 and @var{command} is its binding. @xref{What Is a Function}.
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798 @item @var{array}
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799 @cindex string in keymap
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800 The array (either a string or a vector) is a keyboard macro. The events
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801 used so far in the lookup form a complete key, and the array is its
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802 binding. See @ref{Keyboard Macros}, for more information.
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804 @item @var{keymap}
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805 @cindex keymap in keymap
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806 The events used so far in the lookup form a prefix key. The next
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807 event of the key sequence is looked up in @var{keymap}.
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808
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809 @item @var{list}
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810 @cindex list in keymap
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811 The meaning of a list depends on the types of the elements of the list.
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812
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813 @itemize @bullet
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814 @item
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815 If the @sc{car} of @var{list} is the symbol @code{keymap}, then the list
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818 @item
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819 @cindex @code{lambda} in keymap
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820 If the @sc{car} of @var{list} is @code{lambda}, then the list is a
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821 lambda expression. This is presumed to be a command, and is treated as
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822 such (see above).
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823
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824 @item
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825 If the @sc{car} of @var{list} is a keymap and the @sc{cdr} is an event
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826 type, then this is an @dfn{indirect entry}:
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827
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828 @example
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829 (@var{othermap} . @var{othertype})
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830 @end example
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831
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832 When key lookup encounters an indirect entry, it looks up instead the
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833 binding of @var{othertype} in @var{othermap} and uses that.
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834
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835 This feature permits you to define one key as an alias for another key.
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836 For example, an entry whose @sc{car} is the keymap called @code{esc-map}
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837 and whose @sc{cdr} is 32 (the code for @key{SPC}) means, ``Use the global
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839 @end itemize
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841 @item @var{symbol}
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842 @cindex symbol in keymap
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843 The function definition of @var{symbol} is used in place of
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844 @var{symbol}. If that too is a symbol, then this process is repeated,
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845 any number of times. Ultimately this should lead to an object that is
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846 a keymap, a command, or a keyboard macro. A list is allowed if it is a
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847 keymap or a command, but indirect entries are not understood when found
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848 via symbols.
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850 Note that keymaps and keyboard macros (strings and vectors) are not
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851 valid functions, so a symbol with a keymap, string, or vector as its
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852 function definition is invalid as a function. It is, however, valid as
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853 a key binding. If the definition is a keyboard macro, then the symbol
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854 is also valid as an argument to @code{command-execute}
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855 (@pxref{Interactive Call}).
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856
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857 @cindex @code{undefined} in keymap
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858 The symbol @code{undefined} is worth special mention: it means to treat
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859 the key as undefined. Strictly speaking, the key is defined, and its
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860 binding is the command @code{undefined}; but that command does the same
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861 thing that is done automatically for an undefined key: it rings the bell
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862 (by calling @code{ding}) but does not signal an error.
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864 @cindex preventing prefix key
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865 @code{undefined} is used in local keymaps to override a global key
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866 binding and make the key ``undefined'' locally. A local binding of
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867 @code{nil} would fail to do this because it would not override the
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868 global binding.
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870 @item @var{anything else}
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871 If any other type of object is found, the events used so far in the
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872 lookup form a complete key, and the object is its binding, but the
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873 binding is not executable as a command.
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874 @end table
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877 a symbol that leads to one of them, or an indirection or @code{nil}.
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879 commands and one bound to another keymap. This map is the normal value
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881 127 for @key{DEL}, 27 for @key{ESC}, 17 for @kbd{C-q} and 24 for
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882 @kbd{C-x}.
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884 @example
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885 @group
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889 @end group
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890 @end example
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892 @node Functions for Key Lookup
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893 @section Functions for Key Lookup
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895 Here are the functions and variables pertaining to key lookup.
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897 @defun lookup-key keymap key &optional accept-defaults
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898 This function returns the definition of @var{key} in @var{keymap}. All
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899 the other functions described in this chapter that look up keys use
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900 @code{lookup-key}. Here are examples:
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903 @group
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904 (lookup-key (current-global-map) "\C-x\C-f")
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905 @result{} find-file
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906 @end group
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907 @group
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908 (lookup-key (current-global-map) (kbd "C-x C-f"))
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909 @result{} find-file
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910 @end group
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911 @group
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912 (lookup-key (current-global-map) "\C-x\C-f12345")
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913 @result{} 2
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914 @end group
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915 @end example
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916
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917 If the string or vector @var{key} is not a valid key sequence according
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918 to the prefix keys specified in @var{keymap}, it must be ``too long''
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919 and have extra events at the end that do not fit into a single key
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920 sequence. Then the value is a number, the number of events at the front
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921 of @var{key} that compose a complete key.
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922
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923 @c Emacs 19 feature
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924 If @var{accept-defaults} is non-@code{nil}, then @code{lookup-key}
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925 considers default bindings as well as bindings for the specific events
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926 in @var{key}. Otherwise, @code{lookup-key} reports only bindings for
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927 the specific sequence @var{key}, ignoring default bindings except when
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928 you explicitly ask about them. (To do this, supply @code{t} as an
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929 element of @var{key}; see @ref{Format of Keymaps}.)
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930
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931 If @var{key} contains a meta character (not a function key), that
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932 character is implicitly replaced by a two-character sequence: the value
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933 of @code{meta-prefix-char}, followed by the corresponding non-meta
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934 character. Thus, the first example below is handled by conversion into
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935 the second example.
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936
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937 @example
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938 @group
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939 (lookup-key (current-global-map) "\M-f")
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940 @result{} forward-word
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941 @end group
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942 @group
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943 (lookup-key (current-global-map) "\ef")
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944 @result{} forward-word
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945 @end group
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946 @end example
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947
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948 Unlike @code{read-key-sequence}, this function does not modify the
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949 specified events in ways that discard information (@pxref{Key Sequence
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950 Input}). In particular, it does not convert letters to lower case and
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951 it does not change drag events to clicks.
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952 @end defun
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953
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954 @deffn Command undefined
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955 Used in keymaps to undefine keys. It calls @code{ding}, but does
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956 not cause an error.
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957 @end deffn
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958
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959 @defun key-binding key &optional accept-defaults no-remap
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960 This function returns the binding for @var{key} in the current
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961 keymaps, trying all the active keymaps. The result is @code{nil} if
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962 @var{key} is undefined in the keymaps.
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963
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964 @c Emacs 19 feature
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965 The argument @var{accept-defaults} controls checking for default
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966 bindings, as in @code{lookup-key} (above).
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967
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968 When commands are remapped (@pxref{Remapping Commands}),
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969 @code{key-binding} normally processes command remappings so as to
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970 returns the remapped command that will actually be executed. However,
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971 if @var{no-remap} is non-@code{nil}, @code{key-binding} ignores
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972 remappings and returns the binding directly specified for @var{key}.
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973
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974 An error is signaled if @var{key} is not a string or a vector.
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975
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976 @example
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977 @group
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978 (key-binding "\C-x\C-f")
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979 @result{} find-file
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980 @end group
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981 @end example
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982 @end defun
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983
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984 @defun current-active-maps &optional olp
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985 This returns the list of keymaps that would be used by the command
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986 loop in the current circumstances to look up a key sequence. Normally
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987 it ignores @code{overriding-local-map} and
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988 @code{overriding-terminal-local-map}, but if @var{olp} is
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989 non-@code{nil} then it pays attention to them.
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990 @end defun
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991
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992 @defun local-key-binding key &optional accept-defaults
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993 This function returns the binding for @var{key} in the current
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994 local keymap, or @code{nil} if it is undefined there.
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995
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996 @c Emacs 19 feature
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997 The argument @var{accept-defaults} controls checking for default bindings,
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998 as in @code{lookup-key} (above).
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999 @end defun
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1000
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1001 @defun global-key-binding key &optional accept-defaults
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1002 This function returns the binding for command @var{key} in the
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1003 current global keymap, or @code{nil} if it is undefined there.
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1004
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1005 @c Emacs 19 feature
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1006 The argument @var{accept-defaults} controls checking for default bindings,
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1007 as in @code{lookup-key} (above).
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1008 @end defun
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1009
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1010 @c Emacs 19 feature
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1011 @defun minor-mode-key-binding key &optional accept-defaults
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1012 This function returns a list of all the active minor mode bindings of
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1013 @var{key}. More precisely, it returns an alist of pairs
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1014 @code{(@var{modename} . @var{binding})}, where @var{modename} is the
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1015 variable that enables the minor mode, and @var{binding} is @var{key}'s
6558
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1016 binding in that mode. If @var{key} has no minor-mode bindings, the
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1017 value is @code{nil}.
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1018
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1019 If the first binding found is not a prefix definition (a keymap or a
66d807bdc5b4 *** empty log message ***
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1020 symbol defined as a keymap), all subsequent bindings from other minor
66d807bdc5b4 *** empty log message ***
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1021 modes are omitted, since they would be completely shadowed. Similarly,
66d807bdc5b4 *** empty log message ***
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1022 the list omits non-prefix bindings that follow prefix bindings.
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1023
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1024 The argument @var{accept-defaults} controls checking for default
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1025 bindings, as in @code{lookup-key} (above).
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1026 @end defun
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1027
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1028 @defvar meta-prefix-char
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1029 @cindex @key{ESC}
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1030 This variable is the meta-prefix character code. It is used when
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1031 translating a meta character to a two-character sequence so it can be
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1032 looked up in a keymap. For useful results, the value should be a prefix
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1033 event (@pxref{Prefix Keys}). The default value is 27, which is the
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1034 @acronym{ASCII} code for @key{ESC}.
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1035
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1036 As long as the value of @code{meta-prefix-char} remains 27, key lookup
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1037 translates @kbd{M-b} into @kbd{@key{ESC} b}, which is normally defined
11cdca31a7cd *** empty log message ***
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1038 as the @code{backward-word} command. However, if you were to set
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1039 @code{meta-prefix-char} to 24, the code for @kbd{C-x}, then Emacs will
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1040 translate @kbd{M-b} into @kbd{C-x b}, whose standard binding is the
34656
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1041 @code{switch-to-buffer} command. (Don't actually do this!) Here is an
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1042 illustration of what would happen:
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1043
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1044 @smallexample
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1045 @group
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1046 meta-prefix-char ; @r{The default value.}
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1047 @result{} 27
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1048 @end group
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1049 @group
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1050 (key-binding "\M-b")
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1051 @result{} backward-word
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1052 @end group
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1053 @group
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1054 ?\C-x ; @r{The print representation}
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1055 @result{} 24 ; @r{of a character.}
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1056 @end group
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1057 @group
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1058 (setq meta-prefix-char 24)
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1060 @end group
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1061 @group
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1062 (key-binding "\M-b")
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1063 @result{} switch-to-buffer ; @r{Now, typing @kbd{M-b} is}
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1064 ; @r{like typing @kbd{C-x b}.}
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1066 (setq meta-prefix-char 27) ; @r{Avoid confusion!}
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1067 @result{} 27 ; @r{Restore the default value!}
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1068 @end group
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1069 @end smallexample
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1073 key, is not converted into @kbd{@key{ESC} @key{F1}}.
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1074 @end defvar
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1076 @node Changing Key Bindings
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1077 @section Changing Key Bindings
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1078 @cindex changing key bindings
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1079 @cindex rebinding
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1081 The way to rebind a key is to change its entry in a keymap. If you
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1082 change a binding in the global keymap, the change is effective in all
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1083 buffers (though it has no direct effect in buffers that shadow the
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1084 global binding with a local one). If you change the current buffer's
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1085 local map, that usually affects all buffers using the same major mode.
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1086 The @code{global-set-key} and @code{local-set-key} functions are
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1087 convenient interfaces for these operations (@pxref{Key Binding
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1088 Commands}). You can also use @code{define-key}, a more general
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1090
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1091 @cindex meta character key constants
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1092 @cindex control character key constants
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1093 In writing the key sequence to rebind, it is good to use the special
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1094 escape sequences for control and meta characters (@pxref{String Type}).
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1095 The syntax @samp{\C-} means that the following character is a control
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1096 character and @samp{\M-} means that the following character is a meta
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1098 single @kbd{M-x}, @code{"\C-f"} is read as containing a single
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1099 @kbd{C-f}, and @code{"\M-\C-x"} and @code{"\C-\M-x"} are both read as
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1100 containing a single @kbd{C-M-x}. You can also use this escape syntax in
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1101 vectors, as well as others that aren't allowed in strings; one example
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1102 is @samp{[?\C-\H-x home]}. @xref{Character Type}.
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1104 The key definition and lookup functions accept an alternate syntax for
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1105 event types in a key sequence that is a vector: you can use a list
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1106 containing modifier names plus one base event (a character or function
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1107 key name). For example, @code{(control ?a)} is equivalent to
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1108 @code{?\C-a} and @code{(hyper control left)} is equivalent to
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1109 @code{C-H-left}. One advantage of such lists is that the precise
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1110 numeric codes for the modifier bits don't appear in compiled files.
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1111
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1112 For the functions below, an error is signaled if @var{keymap} is not a
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1113 keymap or if @var{key} is not a string or vector representing a key
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1114 sequence. You can use event types (symbols) as shorthand for events
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1115 that are lists.
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1116
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1117 @defun define-key keymap key binding
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1118 This function sets the binding for @var{key} in @var{keymap}. (If
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1119 @var{key} is more than one event long, the change is actually made
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1121 @var{binding} can be any Lisp object, but only certain types are
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1122 meaningful. (For a list of meaningful types, see @ref{Key Lookup}.)
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1123 The value returned by @code{define-key} is @var{binding}.
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1124
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1125 If @var{key} is @code{[t]}, this sets the default binding in
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1126 @var{keymap}. When an event has no binding of its own, the Emacs
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1127 command loop uses the keymap's default binding, if there is one.
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1128
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1129 @cindex invalid prefix key error
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1130 @cindex key sequence error
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1131 Every prefix of @var{key} must be a prefix key (i.e., bound to a keymap)
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1132 or undefined; otherwise an error is signaled. If some prefix of
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1133 @var{key} is undefined, then @code{define-key} defines it as a prefix
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1134 key so that the rest of @var{key} can be defined as specified.
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1135
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1136 If there was previously no binding for @var{key} in @var{keymap}, the
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1137 new binding is added at the beginning of @var{keymap}. The order of
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1138 bindings in a keymap makes no difference for keyboard input, but it
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1139 does matter for menu keymaps (@pxref{Menu Keymaps}).
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1140 @end defun
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1141
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1142 Here is an example that creates a sparse keymap and makes a number of
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1143 bindings in it:
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1144
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1145 @smallexample
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1146 @group
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1147 (setq map (make-sparse-keymap))
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1148 @result{} (keymap)
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1149 @end group
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1150 @group
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1151 (define-key map "\C-f" 'forward-char)
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1152 @result{} forward-char
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1153 @end group
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1154 @group
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1155 map
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1156 @result{} (keymap (6 . forward-char))
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1157 @end group
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1159 @group
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1160 ;; @r{Build sparse submap for @kbd{C-x} and bind @kbd{f} in that.}
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1161 (define-key map (kbd "C-x f") 'forward-word)
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1162 @result{} forward-word
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1163 @end group
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1164 @group
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1165 map
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1166 @result{} (keymap
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1168 (102 . forward-word)) ; @kbd{f}
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1169 (6 . forward-char)) ; @kbd{C-f}
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1170 @end group
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1172 @group
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1173 ;; @r{Bind @kbd{C-p} to the @code{ctl-x-map}.}
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1174 (define-key map (kbd "C-p") ctl-x-map)
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1176 @result{} [nil @dots{} find-file @dots{} backward-kill-sentence]
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1179 @group
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1180 ;; @r{Bind @kbd{C-f} to @code{foo} in the @code{ctl-x-map}.}
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1181 (define-key map (kbd "C-p C-f") 'foo)
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1182 @result{} 'foo
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1183 @end group
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1184 @group
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1186 @result{} (keymap ; @r{Note @code{foo} in @code{ctl-x-map}.}
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1194 @noindent
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1206 @defun substitute-key-definition olddef newdef keymap &optional oldmap
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1207 @cindex replace bindings
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1208 This function replaces @var{olddef} with @var{newdef} for any keys in
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1209 @var{keymap} that were bound to @var{olddef}. In other words,
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1210 @var{olddef} is replaced with @var{newdef} wherever it appears. The
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1211 function returns @code{nil}.
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1212
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1213 For example, this redefines @kbd{C-x C-f}, if you do it in an Emacs with
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1214 standard bindings:
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1215
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1216 @smallexample
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1217 @group
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1218 (substitute-key-definition
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1219 'find-file 'find-file-read-only (current-global-map))
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1220 @end group
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1221 @end smallexample
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1222
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1223 @c Emacs 19 feature
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1224 If @var{oldmap} is non-@code{nil}, that changes the behavior of
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1225 @code{substitute-key-definition}: the bindings in @var{oldmap} determine
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1226 which keys to rebind. The rebindings still happen in @var{keymap}, not
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1227 in @var{oldmap}. Thus, you can change one map under the control of the
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1228 bindings in another. For example,
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1229
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1230 @smallexample
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1231 (substitute-key-definition
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1232 'delete-backward-char 'my-funny-delete
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1233 my-map global-map)
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1234 @end smallexample
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1235
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1236 @noindent
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1237 puts the special deletion command in @code{my-map} for whichever keys
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1238 are globally bound to the standard deletion command.
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1239
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1240 Here is an example showing a keymap before and after substitution:
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1241
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1242 @smallexample
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1243 @group
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1244 (setq map '(keymap
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1245 (?1 . olddef-1)
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1246 (?2 . olddef-2)
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1247 (?3 . olddef-1)))
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1248 @result{} (keymap (49 . olddef-1) (50 . olddef-2) (51 . olddef-1))
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1249 @end group
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1250
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1251 @group
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1252 (substitute-key-definition 'olddef-1 'newdef map)
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1253 @result{} nil
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1254 @end group
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1255 @group
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1256 map
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1257 @result{} (keymap (49 . newdef) (50 . olddef-2) (51 . newdef))
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1258 @end group
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1259 @end smallexample
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1260 @end defun
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1261
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1262 @defun suppress-keymap keymap &optional nodigits
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1263 @cindex @code{self-insert-command} override
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1264 This function changes the contents of the full keymap @var{keymap} by
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1265 making all the printing characters undefined. More precisely, it binds
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1266 them to the command @code{undefined}. This makes ordinary insertion of
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1267 text impossible. @code{suppress-keymap} returns @code{nil}.
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1268
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1269 If @var{nodigits} is @code{nil}, then @code{suppress-keymap} defines
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1270 digits to run @code{digit-argument}, and @kbd{-} to run
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1271 @code{negative-argument}. Otherwise it makes them undefined like the
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1272 rest of the printing characters.
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1273
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1274 @cindex yank suppression
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1275 @cindex @code{quoted-insert} suppression
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1276 The @code{suppress-keymap} function does not make it impossible to
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1277 modify a buffer, as it does not suppress commands such as @code{yank}
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1278 and @code{quoted-insert}. To prevent any modification of a buffer, make
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1279 it read-only (@pxref{Read Only Buffers}).
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1280
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1281 Since this function modifies @var{keymap}, you would normally use it
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1282 on a newly created keymap. Operating on an existing keymap
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1284 example, suppressing @code{global-map} would make it impossible to use
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1285 most of Emacs.
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1286
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1287 Most often, @code{suppress-keymap} is used to initialize local
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1288 keymaps of modes such as Rmail and Dired where insertion of text is not
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1289 desirable and the buffer is read-only. Here is an example taken from
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1290 the file @file{emacs/lisp/dired.el}, showing how the local keymap for
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1291 Dired mode is set up:
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1292
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1293 @smallexample
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1294 @group
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1295 (setq dired-mode-map (make-keymap))
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1296 (suppress-keymap dired-mode-map)
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1297 (define-key dired-mode-map "r" 'dired-rename-file)
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1298 (define-key dired-mode-map "\C-d" 'dired-flag-file-deleted)
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1299 (define-key dired-mode-map "d" 'dired-flag-file-deleted)
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1300 (define-key dired-mode-map "v" 'dired-view-file)
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1301 (define-key dired-mode-map "e" 'dired-find-file)
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1302 (define-key dired-mode-map "f" 'dired-find-file)
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1303 @dots{}
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1304 @end group
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1305 @end smallexample
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1306 @end defun
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1307
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1308 @node Remapping Commands
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1309 @section Remapping Commands
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1310 @cindex remapping commands
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1311
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1312 A special kind of key binding, using a special ``key sequence''
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1313 which includes a command name, has the effect of @dfn{remapping} that
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1314 command into another. Here's how it works. You make a key binding
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1315 for a key sequence that starts with the dummy event @code{remap},
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1316 followed by the command name you want to remap. Specify the remapped
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1317 definition as the definition in this binding. The remapped definition
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1319 a key binding.
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1320
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1321 Here's an example. Suppose that My mode uses special commands
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1322 @code{my-kill-line} and @code{my-kill-word}, which should be invoked
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1323 instead of @code{kill-line} and @code{kill-word}. It can establish
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1324 this by making these two command-remapping bindings in its keymap:
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1325
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1326 @example
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1327 (define-key my-mode-map [remap kill-line] 'my-kill-line)
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1328 (define-key my-mode-map [remap kill-word] 'my-kill-word)
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1329 @end example
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1330
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1331 Whenever @code{my-mode-map} is an active keymap, if the user types
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1332 @kbd{C-k}, Emacs will find the standard global binding of
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1333 @code{kill-line} (assuming nobody has changed it). But
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1334 @code{my-mode-map} remaps @code{kill-line} to @code{my-kill-line},
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1335 so instead of running @code{kill-line}, Emacs runs
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1336 @code{my-kill-line}.
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1337
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1338 Remapping only works through a single level. In other words,
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1339
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1340 @example
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1341 (define-key my-mode-map [remap kill-line] 'my-kill-line)
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1342 (define-key my-mode-map [remap my-kill-line] 'my-other-kill-line)
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1343 @end example
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1344
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1345 @noindent
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1346 does not have the effect of remapping @code{kill-line} into
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1347 @code{my-other-kill-line}. If an ordinary key binding specifies
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1349 if an ordinary binding specifies @code{my-kill-line}, this keymap will
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1350 remap it to @code{my-other-kill-line}.
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1351
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1352 @defun command-remapping command
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1353 This function returns the remapping for @var{command} (a symbol),
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1354 given the current active keymaps. If @var{command} is not remapped
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1355 (which is the usual situation), or not a symbol, the function returns
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1356 @code{nil}.
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1357 @end defun
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1358
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1359 @node Key Binding Commands
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1360 @section Commands for Binding Keys
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1361
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1362 This section describes some convenient interactive interfaces for
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1363 changing key bindings. They work by calling @code{define-key}.
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1364
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1365 People often use @code{global-set-key} in their init files
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1366 (@pxref{Init File}) for simple customization. For example,
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1367
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1368 @smallexample
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1369 (global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-\\") 'next-line)
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1370 @end smallexample
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1371
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1372 @noindent
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1373 or
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1374
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1375 @smallexample
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1376 (global-set-key [?\C-x ?\C-\\] 'next-line)
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1377 @end smallexample
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1378
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1379 @noindent
12098
a6eb5f12b0f3 *** empty log message ***
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1380 or
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1381
a6eb5f12b0f3 *** empty log message ***
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1382 @smallexample
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1383 (global-set-key [(control ?x) (control ?\\)] 'next-line)
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1384 @end smallexample
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1385
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1386 @noindent
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1387 redefines @kbd{C-x C-\} to move down a line.
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1388
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1389 @smallexample
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1390 (global-set-key [M-mouse-1] 'mouse-set-point)
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1391 @end smallexample
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1392
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1393 @noindent
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1394 redefines the first (leftmost) mouse button, typed with the Meta key, to
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1395 set point where you click.
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1396
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1397 @cindex non-@acronym{ASCII} text in keybindings
1a5c50faf357 Replace @sc{foo} with @acronym{FOO}.
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1398 Be careful when using non-@acronym{ASCII} text characters in Lisp
25751
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1399 specifications of keys to bind. If these are read as multibyte text, as
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1400 they usually will be in a Lisp file (@pxref{Loading Non-ASCII}), you
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1401 must type the keys as multibyte too. For instance, if you use this:
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1402
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1403 @smallexample
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1404 (global-set-key "@"o" 'my-function) ; bind o-umlaut
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1405 @end smallexample
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1406
467b88fab665 *** empty log message ***
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1407 @noindent
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1408 or
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1409
467b88fab665 *** empty log message ***
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1410 @smallexample
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parents: 24952
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1411 (global-set-key ?@"o 'my-function) ; bind o-umlaut
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1412 @end smallexample
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1413
467b88fab665 *** empty log message ***
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parents: 24952
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1414 @noindent
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parents: 24952
diff changeset
1415 and your language environment is multibyte Latin-1, these commands
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parents: 24952
diff changeset
1416 actually bind the multibyte character with code 2294, not the unibyte
467b88fab665 *** empty log message ***
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parents: 24952
diff changeset
1417 Latin-1 character with code 246 (@kbd{M-v}). In order to use this
467b88fab665 *** empty log message ***
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parents: 24952
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1418 binding, you need to enter the multibyte Latin-1 character as keyboard
467b88fab665 *** empty log message ***
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parents: 24952
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1419 input. One way to do this is by using an appropriate input method
56641
c54de325e926 Various changes in addition to:
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parents: 56234
diff changeset
1420 (@pxref{Input Methods, , Input Methods, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
25751
467b88fab665 *** empty log message ***
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parents: 24952
diff changeset
1421
467b88fab665 *** empty log message ***
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parents: 24952
diff changeset
1422 If you want to use a unibyte character in the key binding, you can
467b88fab665 *** empty log message ***
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parents: 24952
diff changeset
1423 construct the key sequence string using @code{multibyte-char-to-unibyte}
467b88fab665 *** empty log message ***
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parents: 24952
diff changeset
1424 or @code{string-make-unibyte} (@pxref{Converting Representations}).
467b88fab665 *** empty log message ***
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parents: 24952
diff changeset
1425
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1426 @deffn Command global-set-key key definition
7252
2ddb8063f154 *** empty log message ***
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parents: 6558
diff changeset
1427 This function sets the binding of @var{key} in the current global map
6558
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parents:
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1428 to @var{definition}.
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1429
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1430 @smallexample
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parents:
diff changeset
1431 @group
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parents:
diff changeset
1432 (global-set-key @var{key} @var{definition})
fa8ff07eaafc Initial revision
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parents:
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1433 @equiv{}
fa8ff07eaafc Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
1434 (define-key (current-global-map) @var{key} @var{definition})
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1435 @end group
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1436 @end smallexample
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parents:
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1437 @end deffn
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parents:
diff changeset
1438
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1439 @deffn Command global-unset-key key
fa8ff07eaafc Initial revision
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parents:
diff changeset
1440 @cindex unbinding keys
7252
2ddb8063f154 *** empty log message ***
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parents: 6558
diff changeset
1441 This function removes the binding of @var{key} from the current
6558
fa8ff07eaafc Initial revision
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diff changeset
1442 global map.
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parents:
diff changeset
1443
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diff changeset
1444 One use of this function is in preparation for defining a longer key
7252
2ddb8063f154 *** empty log message ***
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parents: 6558
diff changeset
1445 that uses @var{key} as a prefix---which would not be allowed if
6558
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diff changeset
1446 @var{key} has a non-prefix binding. For example:
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diff changeset
1447
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1448 @smallexample
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1449 @group
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1450 (global-unset-key "\C-l")
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1451 @result{} nil
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1452 @end group
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1453 @group
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1454 (global-set-key "\C-l\C-l" 'redraw-display)
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1455 @result{} nil
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1456 @end group
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1457 @end smallexample
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1458
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1459 This function is implemented simply using @code{define-key}:
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1460
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1461 @smallexample
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1462 @group
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1463 (global-unset-key @var{key})
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1464 @equiv{}
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1465 (define-key (current-global-map) @var{key} nil)
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1466 @end group
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1467 @end smallexample
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1468 @end deffn
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1469
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1470 @deffn Command local-set-key key definition
7252
2ddb8063f154 *** empty log message ***
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1471 This function sets the binding of @var{key} in the current local
6558
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1472 keymap to @var{definition}.
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1473
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1474 @smallexample
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1475 @group
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1476 (local-set-key @var{key} @var{definition})
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1477 @equiv{}
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1478 (define-key (current-local-map) @var{key} @var{definition})
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1479 @end group
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1480 @end smallexample
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1481 @end deffn
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1482
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1483 @deffn Command local-unset-key key
7252
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1484 This function removes the binding of @var{key} from the current
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1485 local map.
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1486
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1487 @smallexample
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1488 @group
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1489 (local-unset-key @var{key})
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1490 @equiv{}
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1491 (define-key (current-local-map) @var{key} nil)
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1492 @end group
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1493 @end smallexample
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1494 @end deffn
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1495
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1496 @node Scanning Keymaps
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1497 @section Scanning Keymaps
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1498
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1499 This section describes functions used to scan all the current keymaps
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1500 for the sake of printing help information.
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1501
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1502 @defun accessible-keymaps keymap &optional prefix
21007
66d807bdc5b4 *** empty log message ***
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1503 This function returns a list of all the keymaps that can be reached (via
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1504 zero or more prefix keys) from @var{keymap}. The value is an
66d807bdc5b4 *** empty log message ***
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1505 association list with elements of the form @code{(@var{key} .@:
66d807bdc5b4 *** empty log message ***
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1506 @var{map})}, where @var{key} is a prefix key whose definition in
66d807bdc5b4 *** empty log message ***
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1512 no events.
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1513
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1515 @code{accessible-keymaps} includes only the submaps whose prefixes start
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1517 @code{(accessible-keymaps)}; the only difference is that some elements
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1519
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1522 definition is the sparse keymap @code{(keymap (83 .@: center-paragraph)
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1523 (115 .@: foo))}.
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1524
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1525 @smallexample
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1526 @group
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1527 (accessible-keymaps (current-local-map))
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1528 @result{}(([] keymap
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1529 (27 keymap ; @r{Note this keymap for @key{ESC} is repeated below.}
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1530 (83 . center-paragraph)
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1531 (115 . center-line))
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1532 (9 . tab-to-tab-stop))
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1533 @end group
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1534
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1535 @group
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1536 ("^[" keymap
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1537 (83 . center-paragraph)
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1538 (115 . foo)))
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1539 @end group
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1540 @end smallexample
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1541
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1543 keymap starting with @code{(keymap (118 . describe-variable)@dots{})}.
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1544 Another prefix, @kbd{C-x 4}, uses a keymap which is also the value of
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1545 the variable @code{ctl-x-4-map}. The event @code{mode-line} is one of
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1546 several dummy events used as prefixes for mouse actions in special parts
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1547 of a window.
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1548
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1549 @smallexample
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1550 @group
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1551 (accessible-keymaps (current-global-map))
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1552 @result{} (([] keymap [set-mark-command beginning-of-line @dots{}
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1553 delete-backward-char])
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1554 @end group
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1555 @group
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1556 ("^H" keymap (118 . describe-variable) @dots{}
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1557 (8 . help-for-help))
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1558 @end group
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1559 @group
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1560 ("^X" keymap [x-flush-mouse-queue @dots{}
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1561 backward-kill-sentence])
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1562 @end group
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1563 @group
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1564 ("^[" keymap [mark-sexp backward-sexp @dots{}
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1565 backward-kill-word])
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1566 @end group
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1567 ("^X4" keymap (15 . display-buffer) @dots{})
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1568 @group
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1569 ([mode-line] keymap
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1570 (S-mouse-2 . mouse-split-window-horizontally) @dots{}))
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1571 @end group
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1572 @end smallexample
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1573
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1574 @noindent
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1575 These are not all the keymaps you would see in actuality.
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1576 @end defun
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1577
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1578 @defun map-keymap function keymap
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1579 The function @code{map-keymap} calls @var{function} once
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1580 for each binding in @var{keymap}. It passes two arguments,
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1581 the event type and the value of the binding. If @var{keymap}
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1582 has a parent, the parent's bindings are included as well.
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1583 This works recursively: if the parent has itself a parent, then the
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1584 grandparent's bindings are also included and so on.
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1585
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1586 This function is the cleanest way to examine all the bindings
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1587 in a keymap.
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1588 @end defun
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1589
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1590 @defun where-is-internal command &optional keymap firstonly noindirect no-remap
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1591 This function is a subroutine used by the @code{where-is} command
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1592 (@pxref{Help, , Help, emacs,The GNU Emacs Manual}). It returns a list
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1593 of all key sequences (of any length) that are bound to @var{command} in a
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1594 set of keymaps.
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1595
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1596 The argument @var{command} can be any object; it is compared with all
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1597 keymap entries using @code{eq}.
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1598
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1599 If @var{keymap} is @code{nil}, then the maps used are the current active
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1601 its value is @code{nil}). If @var{keymap} is a keymap, then the
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1602 maps searched are @var{keymap} and the global keymap. If @var{keymap}
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1604
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1605 Usually it's best to use @code{overriding-local-map} as the expression
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1606 for @var{keymap}. Then @code{where-is-internal} searches precisely the
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1607 keymaps that are active. To search only the global map, pass
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1608 @code{(keymap)} (an empty keymap) as @var{keymap}.
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1609
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1610 If @var{firstonly} is @code{non-ascii}, then the value is a single
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1611 vector representing the first key sequence found, rather than a list of
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1614 entirely of @acronym{ASCII} characters (or meta variants of @acronym{ASCII}
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1615 characters) are preferred to all other key sequences and that the
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1616 return value can never be a menu binding.
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1617
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1618 If @var{noindirect} is non-@code{nil}, @code{where-is-internal} doesn't
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1619 follow indirect keymap bindings. This makes it possible to search for
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1620 an indirect definition itself.
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1621
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1622 When command remapping is in effect (@pxref{Remapping Commands}),
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1623 @code{where-is-internal} figures out when a command will be run due to
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1624 remapping and reports keys accordingly. It also returns @code{nil} if
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1625 @var{command} won't really be run because it has been remapped to some
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1626 other command. However, if @var{no-remap} is non-@code{nil}.
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1627 @code{where-is-internal} ignores remappings.
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1628
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1629 @smallexample
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1630 @group
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1631 (where-is-internal 'describe-function)
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1632 @result{} ("\^hf" "\^hd")
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1633 @end group
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1634 @end smallexample
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1635 @end defun
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1636
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1637 @deffn Command describe-bindings &optional prefix buffer-or-name
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1638 This function creates a listing of all current key bindings, and
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1639 displays it in a buffer named @samp{*Help*}. The text is grouped by
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1640 modes---minor modes first, then the major mode, then global bindings.
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1641
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1642 If @var{prefix} is non-@code{nil}, it should be a prefix key; then the
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1643 listing includes only keys that start with @var{prefix}.
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1644
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1647
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1648 When several characters with consecutive @acronym{ASCII} codes have the
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1650 @samp{@var{firstchar}..@var{lastchar}}. In this instance, you need to
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1651 know the @acronym{ASCII} codes to understand which characters this means.
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1653 ..@: ~} are described by a single line. @key{SPC} is @acronym{ASCII} 32,
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1654 @kbd{~} is @acronym{ASCII} 126, and the characters between them include all
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1655 the normal printing characters, (e.g., letters, digits, punctuation,
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1656 etc.@:); all these characters are bound to @code{self-insert-command}.
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1657
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1658 If @var{buffer-or-name} is non-@code{nil}, it should be a buffer or a
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1659 buffer name. Then @code{describe-bindings} lists that buffer's bindings,
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1660 instead of the current buffer's.
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1661 @end deffn
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1662
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1663 @node Menu Keymaps
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1664 @section Menu Keymaps
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1665 @cindex menu keymaps
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1666
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1667 @c Emacs 19 feature
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1668 A keymap can define a menu as well as bindings for keyboard keys and
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1669 mouse button. Menus are usually actuated with the mouse, but they can
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1670 work with the keyboard also.
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1671
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1672 @menu
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1673 * Defining Menus:: How to make a keymap that defines a menu.
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1674 * Mouse Menus:: How users actuate the menu with the mouse.
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1675 * Keyboard Menus:: How they actuate it with the keyboard.
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1676 * Menu Example:: Making a simple menu.
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1677 * Menu Bar:: How to customize the menu bar.
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1678 * Tool Bar:: A tool bar is a row of images.
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1679 * Modifying Menus:: How to add new items to a menu.
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1680 @end menu
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1681
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1682 @node Defining Menus
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1683 @subsection Defining Menus
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1684 @cindex defining menus
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1685 @cindex menu prompt string
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1686 @cindex prompt string (of menu)
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1687
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1688 A keymap is suitable for menu use if it has an @dfn{overall prompt
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1689 string}, which is a string that appears as an element of the keymap.
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1690 (@xref{Format of Keymaps}.) The string should describe the purpose of
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1691 the menu's commands. Emacs displays the overall prompt string as the
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1692 menu title in some cases, depending on the toolkit (if any) used for
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1693 displaying menus.@footnote{It is required for menus which do not use a
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1694 toolkit, e.g.@: under MS-DOS.} Keyboard menus also display the overall
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1695 prompt string.
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1696
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1697 The easiest way to construct a keymap with a prompt string is to specify
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1698 the string as an argument when you call @code{make-keymap},
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1699 @code{make-sparse-keymap} (@pxref{Creating Keymaps}), or
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1700 @code{define-prefix-command} (@pxref{Definition of define-prefix-command}).
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1701
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1702
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1703 @defun keymap-prompt keymap
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1704 This function returns the overall prompt string of @var{keymap},
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1705 or @code{nil} if it has none.
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1706 @end defun
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1707
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1708 The order of items in the menu is the same as the order of bindings in
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1709 the keymap. Since @code{define-key} puts new bindings at the front, you
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1710 should define the menu items starting at the bottom of the menu and
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1711 moving to the top, if you care about the order. When you add an item to
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1712 an existing menu, you can specify its position in the menu using
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1713 @code{define-key-after} (@pxref{Modifying Menus}).
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1714
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1715 @menu
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1716 * Simple Menu Items:: A simple kind of menu key binding,
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1717 limited in capabilities.
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1718 * Extended Menu Items:: More powerful menu item definitions
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1719 let you specify keywords to enable
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1720 various features.
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1721 * Menu Separators:: Drawing a horizontal line through a menu.
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1722 * Alias Menu Items:: Using command aliases in menu items.
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1723 @end menu
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1724
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1725 @node Simple Menu Items
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1726 @subsubsection Simple Menu Items
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1727
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1728 The simpler and older way to define a menu keymap binding
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1729 looks like this:
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1730
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1731 @example
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1732 (@var{item-string} . @var{real-binding})
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1733 @end example
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1734
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1735 @noindent
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1736 The @sc{car}, @var{item-string}, is the string to be displayed in the
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1737 menu. It should be short---preferably one to three words. It should
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1738 describe the action of the command it corresponds to. Note that it is
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1739 not generally possible to display non-@acronym{ASCII} text in menus. It will
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1740 work for keyboard menus and will work to a large extent when Emacs is
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1741 built with Gtk+ support.@footnote{In this case, the text is first
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1742 encoded using the @code{utf-8} coding system and then rendered by the
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1743 toolkit as it sees fit.}
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1744
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1745 You can also supply a second string, called the help string, as follows:
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1746
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1747 @example
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1748 (@var{item-string} @var{help} . @var{real-binding})
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1749 @end example
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1750
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1751 @var{help} specifies a ``help-echo'' string to display while the mouse
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1752 is on that item in the same way as @code{help-echo} text properties
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1753 (@pxref{Help display}).
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1754
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1755 As far as @code{define-key} is concerned, @var{item-string} and
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1756 @var{help-string} are part of the event's binding. However,
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1757 @code{lookup-key} returns just @var{real-binding}, and only
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1758 @var{real-binding} is used for executing the key.
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1759
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1760 If @var{real-binding} is @code{nil}, then @var{item-string} appears in
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1761 the menu but cannot be selected.
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1762
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1763 If @var{real-binding} is a symbol and has a non-@code{nil}
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1764 @code{menu-enable} property, that property is an expression that
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1765 controls whether the menu item is enabled. Every time the keymap is
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1766 used to display a menu, Emacs evaluates the expression, and it enables
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1767 the menu item only if the expression's value is non-@code{nil}. When a
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1768 menu item is disabled, it is displayed in a ``fuzzy'' fashion, and
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1769 cannot be selected.
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1770
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1771 The menu bar does not recalculate which items are enabled every time you
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1772 look at a menu. This is because the X toolkit requires the whole tree
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1773 of menus in advance. To force recalculation of the menu bar, call
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1774 @code{force-mode-line-update} (@pxref{Mode Line Format}).
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1775
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1776 You've probably noticed that menu items show the equivalent keyboard key
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1777 sequence (if any) to invoke the same command. To save time on
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1778 recalculation, menu display caches this information in a sublist in the
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1779 binding, like this:
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1780
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1781 @c This line is not too long--rms.
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1782 @example
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1783 (@var{item-string} @r{[}@var{help-string}@r{]} (@var{key-binding-data}) . @var{real-binding})
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1784 @end example
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1785
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1786 @noindent
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1787 Don't put these sublists in the menu item yourself; menu display
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1788 calculates them automatically. Don't mention keyboard equivalents in
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1789 the item strings themselves, since that is redundant.
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1790
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1791 @node Extended Menu Items
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1792 @subsubsection Extended Menu Items
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1793 @kindex menu-item
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1794
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1795 An extended-format menu item is a more flexible and also cleaner
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1796 alternative to the simple format. It consists of a list that starts
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1797 with the symbol @code{menu-item}. To define a non-selectable string,
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1798 the item looks like this:
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1799
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1800 @example
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1801 (menu-item @var{item-name})
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1802 @end example
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1803
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1804 @noindent
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1805 A string starting with two or more dashes specifies a separator line;
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1806 see @ref{Menu Separators}.
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1807
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1808 To define a real menu item which can be selected, the extended format
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1809 item looks like this:
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1810
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1811 @example
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1812 (menu-item @var{item-name} @var{real-binding}
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1813 . @var{item-property-list})
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1814 @end example
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1815
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1816 @noindent
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1817 Here, @var{item-name} is an expression which evaluates to the menu item
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1818 string. Thus, the string need not be a constant. The third element,
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1819 @var{real-binding}, is the command to execute. The tail of the list,
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1820 @var{item-property-list}, has the form of a property list which contains
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1821 other information. Here is a table of the properties that are supported:
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1822
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1823 @table @code
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1824 @item :enable @var{form}
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1825 The result of evaluating @var{form} determines whether the item is
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1826 enabled (non-@code{nil} means yes). If the item is not enabled,
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1827 you can't really click on it.
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1828
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1829 @item :visible @var{form}
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1830 The result of evaluating @var{form} determines whether the item should
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1831 actually appear in the menu (non-@code{nil} means yes). If the item
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1832 does not appear, then the menu is displayed as if this item were
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1833 not defined at all.
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1834
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1835 @item :help @var{help}
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1836 The value of this property, @var{help}, specifies a ``help-echo'' string
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1837 to display while the mouse is on that item. This is displayed in the
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1838 same way as @code{help-echo} text properties (@pxref{Help display}).
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1839 Note that this must be a constant string, unlike the @code{help-echo}
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1840 property for text and overlays.
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1841
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1842 @item :button (@var{type} . @var{selected})
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1843 This property provides a way to define radio buttons and toggle buttons.
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1844 The @sc{car}, @var{type}, says which: it should be @code{:toggle} or
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1845 @code{:radio}. The @sc{cdr}, @var{selected}, should be a form; the
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1846 result of evaluating it says whether this button is currently selected.
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1847
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1848 A @dfn{toggle} is a menu item which is labeled as either ``on'' or ``off''
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1849 according to the value of @var{selected}. The command itself should
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1850 toggle @var{selected}, setting it to @code{t} if it is @code{nil},
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1851 and to @code{nil} if it is @code{t}. Here is how the menu item
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1852 to toggle the @code{debug-on-error} flag is defined:
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1853
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1854 @example
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1855 (menu-item "Debug on Error" toggle-debug-on-error
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1856 :button (:toggle
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1857 . (and (boundp 'debug-on-error)
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1858 debug-on-error)))
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1859 @end example
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1860
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1861 @noindent
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1862 This works because @code{toggle-debug-on-error} is defined as a command
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1863 which toggles the variable @code{debug-on-error}.
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1864
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1865 @dfn{Radio buttons} are a group of menu items, in which at any time one
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1866 and only one is ``selected.'' There should be a variable whose value
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1867 says which one is selected at any time. The @var{selected} form for
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1868 each radio button in the group should check whether the variable has the
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1869 right value for selecting that button. Clicking on the button should
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1870 set the variable so that the button you clicked on becomes selected.
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1871
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1872 @item :key-sequence @var{key-sequence}
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1873 This property specifies which key sequence is likely to be bound to the
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1874 same command invoked by this menu item. If you specify the right key
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1875 sequence, that makes preparing the menu for display run much faster.
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1876
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1877 If you specify the wrong key sequence, it has no effect; before Emacs
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1878 displays @var{key-sequence} in the menu, it verifies that
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1879 @var{key-sequence} is really equivalent to this menu item.
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1880
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1881 @item :key-sequence nil
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1882 This property indicates that there is normally no key binding which is
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1883 equivalent to this menu item. Using this property saves time in
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1884 preparing the menu for display, because Emacs does not need to search
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1885 the keymaps for a keyboard equivalent for this menu item.
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1886
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1887 However, if the user has rebound this item's definition to a key
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1888 sequence, Emacs ignores the @code{:keys} property and finds the keyboard
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1889 equivalent anyway.
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1890
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1891 @item :keys @var{string}
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1892 This property specifies that @var{string} is the string to display
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1893 as the keyboard equivalent for this menu item. You can use
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1894 the @samp{\\[...]} documentation construct in @var{string}.
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1895
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1896 @item :filter @var{filter-fn}
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1897 This property provides a way to compute the menu item dynamically.
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1898 The property value @var{filter-fn} should be a function of one argument;
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1899 when it is called, its argument will be @var{real-binding}. The
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1900 function should return the binding to use instead.
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1901 @end table
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1902
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1903 @node Menu Separators
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1904 @subsubsection Menu Separators
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1905 @cindex menu separators
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1906
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1907 A menu separator is a kind of menu item that doesn't display any
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1908 text---instead, it divides the menu into subparts with a horizontal line.
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1909 A separator looks like this in the menu keymap:
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1910
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1911 @example
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1912 (menu-item @var{separator-type})
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1913 @end example
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1914
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1915 @noindent
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1916 where @var{separator-type} is a string starting with two or more dashes.
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1917
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1918 In the simplest case, @var{separator-type} consists of only dashes.
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1919 That specifies the default kind of separator. (For compatibility,
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1920 @code{""} and @code{-} also count as separators.)
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1921
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1922 Starting in Emacs 21, certain other values of @var{separator-type}
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1923 specify a different style of separator. Here is a table of them:
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1924
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1925 @table @code
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1926 @item "--no-line"
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1927 @itemx "--space"
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1928 An extra vertical space, with no actual line.
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1929
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1930 @item "--single-line"
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1931 A single line in the menu's foreground color.
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1932
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1933 @item "--double-line"
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1934 A double line in the menu's foreground color.
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1935
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1936 @item "--single-dashed-line"
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1937 A single dashed line in the menu's foreground color.
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1938
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1939 @item "--double-dashed-line"
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1940 A double dashed line in the menu's foreground color.
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1941
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1942 @item "--shadow-etched-in"
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1943 A single line with a 3D sunken appearance. This is the default,
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1944 used separators consisting of dashes only.
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1945
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1946 @item "--shadow-etched-out"
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1947 A single line with a 3D raised appearance.
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1948
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1949 @item "--shadow-etched-in-dash"
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1950 A single dashed line with a 3D sunken appearance.
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1951
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1952 @item "--shadow-etched-out-dash"
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1953 A single dashed line with a 3D raised appearance.
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1954
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1955 @item "--shadow-double-etched-in"
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1956 Two lines with a 3D sunken appearance.
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1957
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1958 @item "--shadow-double-etched-out"
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1959 Two lines with a 3D raised appearance.
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1960
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1961 @item "--shadow-double-etched-in-dash"
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1962 Two dashed lines with a 3D sunken appearance.
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1963
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1964 @item "--shadow-double-etched-out-dash"
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1965 Two dashed lines with a 3D raised appearance.
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1966 @end table
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1967
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1968 You can also give these names in another style, adding a colon after
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1969 the double-dash and replacing each single dash with capitalization of
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1970 the following word. Thus, @code{"--:singleLine"}, is equivalent to
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1971 @code{"--single-line"}.
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1972
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1973 Some systems and display toolkits don't really handle all of these
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1974 separator types. If you use a type that isn't supported, the menu
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1975 displays a similar kind of separator that is supported.
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1976
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1977 @node Alias Menu Items
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1978 @subsubsection Alias Menu Items
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1979
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1980 Sometimes it is useful to make menu items that use the ``same''
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1981 command but with different enable conditions. The best way to do this
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1982 in Emacs now is with extended menu items; before that feature existed,
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1983 it could be done by defining alias commands and using them in menu
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1984 items. Here's an example that makes two aliases for
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1985 @code{toggle-read-only} and gives them different enable conditions:
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1986
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1987 @example
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1988 (defalias 'make-read-only 'toggle-read-only)
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1989 (put 'make-read-only 'menu-enable '(not buffer-read-only))
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1990 (defalias 'make-writable 'toggle-read-only)
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1991 (put 'make-writable 'menu-enable 'buffer-read-only)
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1992 @end example
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1993
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1994 When using aliases in menus, often it is useful to display the
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1995 equivalent key bindings for the ``real'' command name, not the aliases
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1996 (which typically don't have any key bindings except for the menu
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1997 itself). To request this, give the alias symbol a non-@code{nil}
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1998 @code{menu-alias} property. Thus,
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1999
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2000 @example
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2001 (put 'make-read-only 'menu-alias t)
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2002 (put 'make-writable 'menu-alias t)
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2003 @end example
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2004
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2005 @noindent
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2006 causes menu items for @code{make-read-only} and @code{make-writable} to
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2007 show the keyboard bindings for @code{toggle-read-only}.
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2008
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2009 @node Mouse Menus
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2010 @subsection Menus and the Mouse
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2011
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2012 The usual way to make a menu keymap produce a menu is to make it the
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2013 definition of a prefix key. (A Lisp program can explicitly pop up a
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2014 menu and receive the user's choice---see @ref{Pop-Up Menus}.)
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2015
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2016 If the prefix key ends with a mouse event, Emacs handles the menu keymap
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2017 by popping up a visible menu, so that the user can select a choice with
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2018 the mouse. When the user clicks on a menu item, the event generated is
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2019 whatever character or symbol has the binding that brought about that
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2020 menu item. (A menu item may generate a series of events if the menu has
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2021 multiple levels or comes from the menu bar.)
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2022
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2023 It's often best to use a button-down event to trigger the menu. Then
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2024 the user can select a menu item by releasing the button.
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2025
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2026 A single keymap can appear as multiple menu panes, if you explicitly
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2027 arrange for this. The way to do this is to make a keymap for each pane,
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2028 then create a binding for each of those maps in the main keymap of the
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2029 menu. Give each of these bindings an item string that starts with
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2030 @samp{@@}. The rest of the item string becomes the name of the pane.
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2031 See the file @file{lisp/mouse.el} for an example of this. Any ordinary
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2032 bindings with @samp{@@}-less item strings are grouped into one pane,
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2033 which appears along with the other panes explicitly created for the
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2034 submaps.
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2035
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2036 X toolkit menus don't have panes; instead, they can have submenus.
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2037 Every nested keymap becomes a submenu, whether the item string starts
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2038 with @samp{@@} or not. In a toolkit version of Emacs, the only thing
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2039 special about @samp{@@} at the beginning of an item string is that the
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2040 @samp{@@} doesn't appear in the menu item.
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2041
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2042 You can also produce multiple panes or submenus from separate keymaps.
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2043 The full definition of a prefix key always comes from merging the
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2044 definitions supplied by the various active keymaps (minor mode, local,
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2045 and global). When more than one of these keymaps is a menu, each of
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2046 them makes a separate pane or panes (when Emacs does not use an
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2047 X-toolkit) or a separate submenu (when using an X-toolkit).
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2048 @xref{Active Keymaps}.
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2049
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2050 @node Keyboard Menus
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2051 @subsection Menus and the Keyboard
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2052
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2053 When a prefix key ending with a keyboard event (a character or function
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2054 key) has a definition that is a menu keymap, the user can use the
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2055 keyboard to choose a menu item.
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2056
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2057 Emacs displays the menu's overall prompt string followed by the
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2058 alternatives (the item strings of the bindings) in the echo area. If
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2059 the bindings don't all fit at once, the user can type @key{SPC} to see
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2060 the next line of alternatives. Successive uses of @key{SPC} eventually
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2061 get to the end of the menu and then cycle around to the beginning. (The
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2062 variable @code{menu-prompt-more-char} specifies which character is used
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2063 for this; @key{SPC} is the default.)
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2064
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2065 When the user has found the desired alternative from the menu, he or she
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2066 should type the corresponding character---the one whose binding is that
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2067 alternative.
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2068
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2069 @ignore
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2070 In a menu intended for keyboard use, each menu item must clearly
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2071 indicate what character to type. The best convention to use is to make
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2072 the character the first letter of the item string---that is something
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2073 users will understand without being told. We plan to change this; by
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2074 the time you read this manual, keyboard menus may explicitly name the
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2075 key for each alternative.
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2076 @end ignore
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2077
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2078 This way of using menus in an Emacs-like editor was inspired by the
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2079 Hierarkey system.
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2080
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2081 @defvar menu-prompt-more-char
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2082 This variable specifies the character to use to ask to see
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2083 the next line of a menu. Its initial value is 32, the code
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2084 for @key{SPC}.
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2085 @end defvar
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2086
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2087 @node Menu Example
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2088 @subsection Menu Example
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2089 @cindex menu definition example
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2090
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2091 Here is a complete example of defining a menu keymap. It is the
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2092 definition of the @samp{Print} submenu in the @samp{Tools} menu in the
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2093 menu bar, and it uses the simple menu item format (@pxref{Simple Menu
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2094 Items}). First we create the keymap, and give it a name:
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2095
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2096 @example
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2097 (defvar menu-bar-print-menu (make-sparse-keymap "Print"))
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2098 @end example
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2099
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2100 @noindent
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2101 Next we define the menu items:
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2102
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2103 @example
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2104 (define-key menu-bar-print-menu [ps-print-region]
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2105 '("Postscript Print Region" . ps-print-region-with-faces))
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2106 (define-key menu-bar-print-menu [ps-print-buffer]
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2107 '("Postscript Print Buffer" . ps-print-buffer-with-faces))
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2108 (define-key menu-bar-print-menu [separator-ps-print]
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2109 '("--"))
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2110 (define-key menu-bar-print-menu [print-region]
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2111 '("Print Region" . print-region))
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2112 (define-key menu-bar-print-menu [print-buffer]
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2113 '("Print Buffer" . print-buffer))
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2114 @end example
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2115
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2116 @noindent
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2117 Note the symbols which the bindings are ``made for''; these appear
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2118 inside square brackets, in the key sequence being defined. In some
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2119 cases, this symbol is the same as the command name; sometimes it is
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2120 different. These symbols are treated as ``function keys'', but they are
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2121 not real function keys on the keyboard. They do not affect the
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2122 functioning of the menu itself, but they are ``echoed'' in the echo area
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2123 when the user selects from the menu, and they appear in the output of
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2124 @code{where-is} and @code{apropos}.
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2125
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2126 The menu in this example is intended for use with the mouse. If a
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2127 menu is intended for use with the keyboard, that is, if it is bound to
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2128 a key sequence ending with a keyboard event, then the menu items
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2129 should be bound to characters or ``real'' function keys, that can be
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2130 typed with the keyboard.
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2131
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2132 The binding whose definition is @code{("--")} is a separator line.
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2133 Like a real menu item, the separator has a key symbol, in this case
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2134 @code{separator-ps-print}. If one menu has two separators, they must
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2135 have two different key symbols.
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2136
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2137 Here is code to define enable conditions for two of the commands in
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2138 the menu:
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2139
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2140 @example
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2141 (put 'print-region 'menu-enable 'mark-active)
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2142 (put 'ps-print-region-with-faces 'menu-enable 'mark-active)
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2143 @end example
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2144
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2145 Here is how we make this menu appear as an item in the parent menu:
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2146
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2147 @example
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2148 (define-key menu-bar-tools-menu [print]
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2149 (cons "Print" menu-bar-print-menu))
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2150 @end example
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2151
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2152 @noindent
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2153 Note that this incorporates the submenu keymap, which is the value of
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2154 the variable @code{menu-bar-print-menu}, rather than the symbol
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2155 @code{menu-bar-print-menu} itself. Using that symbol in the parent menu
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2156 item would be meaningless because @code{menu-bar-print-menu} is not a
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2157 command.
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2158
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2159 If you wanted to attach the same print menu to a mouse click, you
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2160 can do it this way:
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2161
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2162 @example
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2163 (define-key global-map [C-S-down-mouse-1]
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2164 menu-bar-print-menu)
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2165 @end example
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2166
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2167 We could equally well use an extended menu item (@pxref{Extended Menu
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2168 Items}) for @code{print-region}, like this:
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2169
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2170 @example
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2171 (define-key menu-bar-print-menu [print-region]
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2172 '(menu-item "Print Region" print-region
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2173 :enable mark-active))
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2174 @end example
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2175
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2176 @noindent
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2177 With the extended menu item, the enable condition is specified
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2178 inside the menu item itself. If we wanted to make this
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2179 item disappear from the menu entirely when the mark is inactive,
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2180 we could do it this way:
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2181
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2182 @example
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2183 (define-key menu-bar-print-menu [print-region]
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2184 '(menu-item "Print Region" print-region
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2185 :visible mark-active))
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2186 @end example
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2187
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2188 @node Menu Bar
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2189 @subsection The Menu Bar
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2190 @cindex menu bar
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2191
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2192 Most window systems allow each frame to have a @dfn{menu bar}---a
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2193 permanently displayed menu stretching horizontally across the top of the
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2194 frame. The items of the menu bar are the subcommands of the fake
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2195 ``function key'' @code{menu-bar}, as defined by all the active keymaps.
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2196
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2197 To add an item to the menu bar, invent a fake ``function key'' of your
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2198 own (let's call it @var{key}), and make a binding for the key sequence
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2199 @code{[menu-bar @var{key}]}. Most often, the binding is a menu keymap,
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2200 so that pressing a button on the menu bar item leads to another menu.
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2201
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2202 When more than one active keymap defines the same fake function key
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2203 for the menu bar, the item appears just once. If the user clicks on
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2204 that menu bar item, it brings up a single, combined menu containing
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2205 all the subcommands of that item---the global subcommands, the local
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2206 subcommands, and the minor mode subcommands.
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2207
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2208 The variable @code{overriding-local-map} is normally ignored when
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2209 determining the menu bar contents. That is, the menu bar is computed
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2210 from the keymaps that would be active if @code{overriding-local-map}
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2211 were @code{nil}. @xref{Active Keymaps}.
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2212
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2213 In order for a frame to display a menu bar, its @code{menu-bar-lines}
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2214 parameter must be greater than zero. Emacs uses just one line for the
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2215 menu bar itself; if you specify more than one line, the other lines
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2216 serve to separate the menu bar from the windows in the frame. We
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2217 recommend 1 or 2 as the value of @code{menu-bar-lines}. @xref{Window Frame
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2218 Parameters}.
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2219
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2220 Here's an example of setting up a menu bar item:
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2221
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2222 @example
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2223 @group
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2224 (modify-frame-parameters (selected-frame)
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2225 '((menu-bar-lines . 2)))
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2226 @end group
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2227
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2228 @group
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2229 ;; @r{Make a menu keymap (with a prompt string)}
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2230 ;; @r{and make it the menu bar item's definition.}
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2231 (define-key global-map [menu-bar words]
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2232 (cons "Words" (make-sparse-keymap "Words")))
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2233 @end group
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2234
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2235 @group
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2236 ;; @r{Define specific subcommands in this menu.}
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2237 (define-key global-map
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2238 [menu-bar words forward]
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2239 '("Forward word" . forward-word))
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2240 @end group
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2241 @group
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2242 (define-key global-map
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2243 [menu-bar words backward]
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2244 '("Backward word" . backward-word))
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2245 @end group
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2246 @end example
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2247
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2248 A local keymap can cancel a menu bar item made by the global keymap by
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2249 rebinding the same fake function key with @code{undefined} as the
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2250 binding. For example, this is how Dired suppresses the @samp{Edit} menu
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2251 bar item:
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2252
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2253 @example
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2254 (define-key dired-mode-map [menu-bar edit] 'undefined)
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2255 @end example
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2256
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2257 @noindent
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2258 @code{edit} is the fake function key used by the global map for the
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2259 @samp{Edit} menu bar item. The main reason to suppress a global
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2260 menu bar item is to regain space for mode-specific items.
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2261
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2262 @defvar menu-bar-final-items
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2263 Normally the menu bar shows global items followed by items defined by the
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2264 local maps.
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2265
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2266 This variable holds a list of fake function keys for items to display at
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2267 the end of the menu bar rather than in normal sequence. The default
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2268 value is @code{(help-menu)}; thus, the @samp{Help} menu item normally appears
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2269 at the end of the menu bar, following local menu items.
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2270 @end defvar
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2271
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2272 @defvar menu-bar-update-hook
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2273 This normal hook is run whenever the user clicks on the menu bar, before
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2274 displaying a submenu. You can use it to update submenus whose contents
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2275 should vary.
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2276 @end defvar
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2277
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2278 @node Tool Bar
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2279 @subsection Tool bars
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2280 @cindex tool bar
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2281
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2282 A @dfn{tool bar} is a row of icons at the top of a frame, that execute
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2283 commands when you click on them---in effect, a kind of graphical menu
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2284 bar. Emacs supports tool bars starting with version 21.
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2285
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2286 The frame parameter @code{tool-bar-lines} (X resource @samp{toolBar})
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2287 controls how many lines' worth of height to reserve for the tool bar. A
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2288 zero value suppresses the tool bar. If the value is nonzero, and
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2289 @code{auto-resize-tool-bars} is non-@code{nil}, the tool bar expands and
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2290 contracts automatically as needed to hold the specified contents.
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2291
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2292 The tool bar contents are controlled by a menu keymap attached to a
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2293 fake ``function key'' called @code{tool-bar} (much like the way the menu
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2294 bar is controlled). So you define a tool bar item using
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2295 @code{define-key}, like this:
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2296
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2297 @example
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2298 (define-key global-map [tool-bar @var{key}] @var{item})
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2299 @end example
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2300
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2301 @noindent
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2302 where @var{key} is a fake ``function key'' to distinguish this item from
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2303 other items, and @var{item} is a menu item key binding (@pxref{Extended
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2304 Menu Items}), which says how to display this item and how it behaves.
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2305
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2306 The usual menu keymap item properties, @code{:visible},
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2307 @code{:enable}, @code{:button}, and @code{:filter}, are useful in
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2308 tool bar bindings and have their normal meanings. The @var{real-binding}
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2309 in the item must be a command, not a keymap; in other words, it does not
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2310 work to define a tool bar icon as a prefix key.
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2311
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parents: 30164
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2312 The @code{:help} property specifies a ``help-echo'' string to display
1f339049b649 help-echo and menu prompts stuff
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 30164
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2313 while the mouse is on that item. This is displayed in the same way as
1f339049b649 help-echo and menu prompts stuff
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parents: 30164
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2314 @code{help-echo} text properties (@pxref{Help display}).
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2315
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2316 In addition, you should use the @code{:image} property;
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2317 this is how you specify the image to display in the tool bar:
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2318
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2319 @table @code
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2320 @item :image @var{image}
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2321 @var{images} is either a single image specification or a vector of four
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2322 image specifications. If you use a vector of four,
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2323 one of them is used, depending on circumstances:
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2324
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2325 @table @asis
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2326 @item item 0
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2327 Used when the item is enabled and selected.
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2328 @item item 1
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2329 Used when the item is enabled and deselected.
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2330 @item item 2
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2331 Used when the item is disabled and selected.
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2332 @item item 3
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2333 Used when the item is disabled and deselected.
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2334 @end table
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2335 @end table
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2336
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2337 If @var{image} is a single image specification, Emacs draws the tool bar
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parents: 28873
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2338 button in disabled state by applying an edge-detection algorithm to the
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parents: 28873
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2339 image.
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parents: 28873
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2340
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parents: 31374
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2341 The default tool bar is defined so that items specific to editing do not
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parents: 31374
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2342 appear for major modes whose command symbol has a @code{mode-class}
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parents: 31374
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2343 property of @code{special} (@pxref{Major Mode Conventions}). Major
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parents: 31374
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2344 modes may add items to the global bar by binding @code{[tool-bar
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parents: 31374
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2345 @var{foo}]} in their local map. It makes sense for some major modes to
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parents: 31374
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2346 replace the default tool bar items completely, since not many can be
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parents: 31374
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2347 accommodated conveniently, and the default bindings make this easy by
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parents: 31374
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2348 using an indirection through @code{tool-bar-map}.
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parents: 31374
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2349
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2350 @defvar tool-bar-map
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parents: 31374
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2351 @tindex tool-bar-map
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2352 By default, the global map binds @code{[tool-bar]} as follows:
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parents: 31374
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2353 @example
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2354 (global-set-key [tool-bar]
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parents: 31374
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2355 '(menu-item "tool bar" ignore
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parents: 31374
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2356 :filter (lambda (ignore) tool-bar-map)))
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2357 @end example
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2358 @noindent
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2359 Thus the tool bar map is derived dynamically from the value of variable
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parents: 31374
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2360 @code{tool-bar-map} and you should normally adjust the default (global)
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parents: 31374
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2361 tool bar by changing that map. Major modes may replace the global bar
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parents: 31374
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2362 completely by making @code{tool-bar-map} buffer-local and set to a
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parents: 31374
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2363 keymap containing only the desired items. Info mode provides an
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parents: 31374
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2364 example.
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parents: 31374
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2365 @end defvar
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parents: 31374
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2366
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2367 There are two convenience functions for defining tool bar items, as
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parents: 31374
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2368 follows.
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parents: 31374
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2369
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parents: 31374
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2370 @defun tool-bar-add-item icon def key &rest props
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parents: 31374
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2371 @tindex tool-bar-add-item
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parents: 31374
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2372 This function adds an item to the tool bar by modifying
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parents: 31374
diff changeset
2373 @code{tool-bar-map}. The image to use is defined by @var{icon}, which
54033
9e183d9676e0 (Tool Bar): tool-bar-item => tool-bar-button.
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parents: 52978
diff changeset
2374 is the base name of an XPM, XBM or PBM image file to be located by
33489
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parents: 31374
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2375 @code{find-image}. Given a value @samp{"exit"}, say, @file{exit.xpm},
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parents: 31374
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2376 @file{exit.pbm} and @file{exit.xbm} would be searched for in that order
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parents: 31374
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2377 on a color display. On a monochrome display, the search order is
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parents: 31374
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2378 @samp{.pbm}, @samp{.xbm} and @samp{.xpm}. The binding to use is the
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parents: 31374
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2379 command @var{def}, and @var{key} is the fake function key symbol in the
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parents: 31374
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2380 prefix keymap. The remaining arguments @var{props} are additional
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parents: 31374
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2381 property list elements to add to the menu item specification.
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parents: 31374
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2382
54864
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parents: 54033
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2383 To define items in some local map, bind @code{tool-bar-map} with
33489
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parents: 31374
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2384 @code{let} around calls of this function:
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2385 @example
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2386 (defvar foo-tool-bar-map
33489
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parents: 31374
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2387 (let ((tool-bar-map (make-sparse-keymap)))
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parents: 31374
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2388 (tool-bar-add-item @dots{})
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parents: 31374
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2389 @dots{}
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2390 tool-bar-map))
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2391 @end example
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2392 @end defun
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2393
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2394 @defun tool-bar-add-item-from-menu command icon &optional map &rest props
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2395 @tindex tool-bar-add-item-from-menu
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2396 This function is a convenience for defining tool bar items which are
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2397 consistent with existing menu bar bindings. The binding of
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2398 @var{command} is looked up in the menu bar in @var{map} (default
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2399 @code{global-map}) and modified to add an image specification for
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2400 @var{icon}, which is found in the same way as by
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2401 @code{tool-bar-add-item}. The resulting binding is then placed in
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2402 @code{tool-bar-map}, so use this function only for global tool bar
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2403 items.
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2404
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2405 @var{map} must contain an appropriate keymap bound to
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2406 @code{[menu-bar]}. The remaining arguments @var{props} are additional
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2407 property list elements to add to the menu item specification.
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2408 @end defun
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2409
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2410 @defun tool-bar-local-item-from-menu command icon in-map &optional from-map &rest props
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2411 This function is used for making non-global tool bar items. Use it
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2412 like @code{tool-bar-add-item-from-menu} except that @var{in-map}
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2413 specifies the local map to make the definition in. The argument
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2414 @var{from-map} is like the @var{map} argument of
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2415 @code{tool-bar-add-item-from-menu}.
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2416 @end defun
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2417
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2418 @tindex auto-resize-tool-bar
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2419 @defvar auto-resize-tool-bar
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2420 If this variable is non-@code{nil}, the tool bar automatically resizes to
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2421 show all defined tool bar items---but not larger than a quarter of the
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2422 frame's height.
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2423 @end defvar
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2424
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2425 @tindex auto-raise-tool-bar-buttons
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2426 @defvar auto-raise-tool-bar-buttons
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2427 If this variable is non-@code{nil}, tool bar items display
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2428 in raised form when the mouse moves over them.
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2429 @end defvar
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2430
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2431 @tindex tool-bar-button-margin
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2432 @defvar tool-bar-button-margin
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2433 This variable specifies an extra margin to add around tool bar items.
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2434 The value is an integer, a number of pixels. The default is 4.
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2435 @end defvar
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2436
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2437 @tindex tool-bar-button-relief
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2438 @defvar tool-bar-button-relief
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2439 This variable specifies the shadow width for tool bar items.
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2440 The value is an integer, a number of pixels. The default is 1.
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2441 @end defvar
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2442
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2443 You can define a special meaning for clicking on a tool bar item with
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2444 the shift, control, meta, etc., modifiers. You do this by setting up
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2445 additional items that relate to the original item through the fake
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2446 function keys. Specifically, the additional items should use the
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2447 modified versions of the same fake function key used to name the
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2448 original item.
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2449
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2450 Thus, if the original item was defined this way,
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2451
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2452 @example
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2453 (define-key global-map [tool-bar shell]
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2454 '(menu-item "Shell" shell
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2455 :image (image :type xpm :file "shell.xpm")))
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2456 @end example
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2457
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2458 @noindent
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2459 then here is how you can define clicking on the same tool bar image with
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2460 the shift modifier:
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2461
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2462 @example
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2463 (define-key global-map [tool-bar S-shell] 'some-command)
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2464 @end example
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2465
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2466 @xref{Function Keys}, for more information about how to add modifiers to
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2467 function keys.
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2468
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2469 @node Modifying Menus
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2470 @subsection Modifying Menus
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2471
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2472 When you insert a new item in an existing menu, you probably want to
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2473 put it in a particular place among the menu's existing items. If you
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2474 use @code{define-key} to add the item, it normally goes at the front of
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2475 the menu. To put it elsewhere in the menu, use @code{define-key-after}:
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2476
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parents: 27488
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2477 @defun define-key-after map key binding &optional after
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2478 Define a binding in @var{map} for @var{key}, with value @var{binding},
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2479 just like @code{define-key}, but position the binding in @var{map} after
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2480 the binding for the event @var{after}. The argument @var{key} should be
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2481 of length one---a vector or string with just one element. But
21682
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2482 @var{after} should be a single event type---a symbol or a character, not
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2483 a sequence. The new binding goes after the binding for @var{after}. If
27970
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parents: 27822
diff changeset
2484 @var{after} is @code{t} or is omitted, then the new binding goes last, at
9c3d68e8a089 define-key-after change
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 27822
diff changeset
2485 the end of the keymap. However, new bindings are added before any
9c3d68e8a089 define-key-after change
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parents: 27822
diff changeset
2486 inherited keymap.
7681
c5abcd22ce97 entered into RCS
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2487
21682
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2488 Here is an example:
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2489
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2490 @example
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2491 (define-key-after my-menu [drink]
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2492 '("Drink" . drink-command) 'eat)
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2493 @end example
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2494
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2495 @noindent
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2496 makes a binding for the fake function key @key{DRINK} and puts it
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2497 right after the binding for @key{EAT}.
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2498
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2499 Here is how to insert an item called @samp{Work} in the @samp{Signals}
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2500 menu of Shell mode, after the item @code{break}:
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2501
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2502 @example
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2503 (define-key-after
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2504 (lookup-key shell-mode-map [menu-bar signals])
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2505 [work] '("Work" . work-command) 'break)
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2506 @end example
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2507 @end defun
52401
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2508
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2509 @ignore
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2510 arch-tag: cfb87287-9364-4e46-9e93-6c2f7f6ae794
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2511 @end ignore