I like the idea, but I think for many C-t e may be a significant
change. I would suggest either:
- Change the default key to bind the keys off of (ie not e)
- Allow this functionality, but don't give it a default key
I prefer the latter. Then the user has a choice.
Cheers,
Dave
Edward Trumbo <trum...@comcast.net> writes:
> I prefer keyboard shortcuts to menus when it comes to launching
> programs, but StumpWM's many default bindings already take up so many of
> the ones I want. It occurred to me that if we already have a *group-map*
> to hang group-related keybindings off of a prefix key, why not try the
> same thing for users to map shortcuts to applications?
>
> I've patched my StumpWM's bindings.lisp to include an *apps-map* and
> assigned it to my equivalent of "C-t e". OK, I can already hear the
> bellowing from the crowd, "That's our Emacs key, you fool! You fiend!"
> Bear with me a moment; Emacs is still there on "C-t e e", just like
> XTerm is on "C-t e c". The Ctrl-chorded versions are still there like
> always. But by using an extra key to put us into an *apps-map*, we free
> up so many more keys users can bind as shortcuts to favorite programs,
> without shadowing important StumpWM keys or resorting to menus.
>
> I'll include the patch here so you can see what it looks like, though at
> this point I'm more interested in feeling out interest than in seriously
> submitting it. So what do you all think -- an idea worth pursuing (as-is
> or with changes) or drop it?
>
> ---
> bindings.lisp | 12 +++++++++---
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/bindings.lisp b/bindings.lisp
> index 83c9593..f8186c3 100644
> --- a/bindings.lisp
> +++ b/bindings.lisp
> @@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
> (in-package #:stumpwm)
>
> (export '(*groups-map*
> - *movement-map*
> + *movement-map*
> + *apps-map*
> *help-map*
> set-prefix-key))
>
> @@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ C-t.")
> (defvar *exchange-window-map* nil
> "The keymap that exchange-window key bindings sit on. It is bound to
> @kbd{C-t x} by default.")
>
> +(defvar *apps-map* nil
> + "The keymap that application related key bindings sit on. It is bound to
> @kbd{C-t e} by default.")
> +
> (defvar *help-map* nil
> "Help related bindings hang from this keymap")
>
> @@ -78,9 +82,8 @@ from most specific groups to most general groups.")
> *escape-key* '*root-map*)
>
> (fill-keymap *root-map*
> - (kbd "c") "exec xterm"
> (kbd "C-c") "exec xterm"
> - (kbd "e") "emacs"
> + (kbd "e") '*apps-map*
> (kbd "C-e") "emacs"
> (kbd "b") "banish"
> (kbd "C-b") "banish"
> @@ -233,6 +236,9 @@ from most specific groups to most general groups.")
> (kbd "j") "exchange-direction down"
> (kbd "l") "exchange-direction left"
> (kbd "h") "exchange-direction right")
> +(fill-keymap *apps-map*
> + (kbd "e") "emacs"
> + (kbd "c") "exec xterm")
> (fill-keymap *help-map*
> (kbd "v") "describe-variable"
> (kbd "f") "describe-function"
> --
> 1.8.4
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