Subject: Re: bug#47620: [PATCH] Allow complex key bindings in project-switch-project
From: Dmitry Gutov <[email-masked]>
To: Dario Gjorgjevski <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 03:28:27 +0300
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Hi Dario,

On 06.04.2021 17:57, Dario Gjorgjevski wrote:

> project-switch-project currently only allows for single-char bindings to
> be used for its commands.  Starting with emacs -Q, evaluate
> 
>      (require 'project)
>      (define-key project-prefix-map (kbd "M-s g") 'rgrep)
>      (add-to-list 'project-switch-commands '(rgrep "grep"))
> 
> and then run project-switch-project (by default bound to C-x p p) and
> choose a project (hopefully you already have one available).  You will
> see "[M-s g] grep" shown in the prompt, but you will not be able to
> choose it by typing M-s g.
> 
> The patch attached bellow allows for any kind of key binding to be used.
> Admittedly, there may be a better way to do it since I did not spend
> much time looking into it.
> 
> Please, share your thoughts.

Thanks for the patch, it's a nice addition.

Note that it broke the ability to 'C-g' out of the second prompt, see 
the follow-up commit 1ff7cde102.

Likewise, any proposals with a better way to do this are welcome.

(Meantime, closing.)