Own key bindings

Cecil Westerhof

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Dec 22, 2009, 11:07:16 AM12/22/09

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I am still learning to cope with GNUS. I stumbled on something about
defining your own key bindings. If I remember well the idea is that you
use 'v' for your own key bindings. But I can not find it anymore. Where
is this described?

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Tassilo Horn

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Dec 22, 2009, 1:52:00 PM12/22/09

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Cecil Westerhof <Ce...@decebal.nl> writes:

Hi Cecil,

> I am still learning to cope with GNUS.

It's Gnus -- GNUS is its predecessor.

> I stumbled on something about defining your own key bindings. If I
> remember well the idea is that you use 'v' for your own key bindings.
> But I can not find it anymore. Where is this described?

BTW: I've found that entry in 10 seconds like this.

C-h i ;; open info
m gnus RET ;; visit the Gnus docs
C-s `v' C-s C-s ;; Search for `v', repeat 2 times

Bye,
Tassilo

Cecil Westerhof

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Dec 23, 2009, 3:19:45 AM12/23/09

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Tassilo Horn <tas...@member.fsf.org> writes:

>> I am still learning to cope with GNUS.
>
> It's Gnus -- GNUS is its predecessor.

I'll keep it in mind.

>>> I stumbled on something about defining your own key bindings. If I
>> remember well the idea is that you use 'v' for your own key bindings.
>> But I can not find it anymore. Where is this described?
>
> ,----[ (info "(gnus)Misc Group Stuff") ]
> | `v'
> | The key `v' is reserved for users. You can bind it to some
> | command or better use it as a prefix key. For example:
> |
> | (define-key gnus-group-mode-map (kbd "v j d")
> | (lambda ()
> | (interactive)
> | (gnus-group-jump-to-group "nndraft:drafts")))
> |
> | On keys reserved for users in Emacs and on keybindings in general
> | *Note Keymaps: (emacs)Keymaps.
> `----
>
> BTW: I've found that entry in 10 seconds like this.
>
> C-h i ;; open info
> m gnus RET ;; visit the Gnus docs
> C-s `v' C-s C-s ;; Search for `v', repeat 2 times

Thanks. In my version (Gnus v5.11) 'v' is not found, but I should try
info more often as Google.

The first key binding I defined is:
(define-key gnus-group-mode-map (kbd "v f")
(lambda ()
(interactive)
(beginning-of-buffer)
(gnus-group-next-unread-group 1)))

So with 'v f' I go to the first unread group.

Reiner Steib

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Dec 23, 2009, 6:51:53 AM12/23/09

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On Tue, Dec 22 2009, Tassilo Horn wrote:

> BTW: I've found that entry in 10 seconds like this.
>
> C-h i ;; open info
> m gnus RET ;; visit the Gnus docs
> C-s `v' C-s C-s ;; Search for `v', repeat 2 times

Or do an index search: "reserved keys" -> `i reserved', `,', `,'
... will find these:

,----[ (info "(gnus)Index") ]
| * keys, reserved for users (Article): Article Keymap. (line 12)
| * keys, reserved for users (Group): Misc Group Stuff. (line 15)
| * keys, reserved for users (Server): Server Commands. (line 7)
| * keys, reserved for users (Summary): Summary Buffer. (line 18)
`----

Bye, Reiner.
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Tassilo Horn

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Dec 23, 2009, 6:02:31 PM12/23/09

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Cecil Westerhof <Ce...@decebal.nl> writes:

Hi Cecil,

>> BTW: I've found that entry in 10 seconds like this.

>>
>> C-h i ;; open info
>> m gnus RET ;; visit the Gnus docs
>> C-s `v' C-s C-s ;; Search for `v', repeat 2 times
>
> Thanks. In my version (Gnus v5.11) 'v' is not found, but I should try
> info more often as Google.

It's not found, because it's `v', not 'v' (backquote, not quote).

Bye,
Tassilo