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Key bindings for info in other window or frame

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From: Matthias Meulien <orontee <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Cc: emacs-devel <at> gnu.org
Subject: Key bindings for info in other window or frame
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 23:28:00 +0200

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Severity: wishlist Tags: patch 

Everything is in the subject!

The attached patch defines `info-other-frame' and bind it to `C-x 
5 i'.  It also bind `info-other-window' to `C-x 4 i'.

I know that `info-other-window' is already bind to `C-h 4 i' but I 
found it more difficult to remember than the key binding which use 
the ubiquitous `C-x 4' keymap.

[info_other_frame_and_window.patch (text/x-diff, inline)]

From cf8d4210743c1c9b06db28e5b5bb5a51f8a190bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthias Meulien <orontee <at> gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 23:23:44 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] lisp/info.el (info-other-window): Add key binding and other
 frame defun

---
 lisp/info.el | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lisp/info.el b/lisp/info.el
index 0e0a117..99098e8 100644
--- a/lisp/info.el
+++ b/lisp/info.el
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ in `Info-file-supports-index-cookies-list'."
 		  (not (member dir (split-string path ":" t)))
 		  (push dir Info-directory-list)))))))
 
+;;;###autoload (define-key ctl-x-4-map "i" 'info-other-window)
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun info-other-window (&optional file-or-node buffer)
   "Like `info' but show the Info buffer in another window."
@@ -756,6 +757,18 @@ in `Info-file-supports-index-cookies-list'."
   (info-setup file-or-node
 	      (switch-to-buffer-other-window (or buffer "*info*"))))
 
+;;;###autoload (define-key ctl-x-5-map "i" 'info-other-frame)
+;;;###autoload
+(defun info-other-frame (&optional file-or-node buffer)
+  "Like `info' but put the Info buffer in another frame."
+  (interactive (list
+		(if (and current-prefix-arg (not (numberp current-prefix-arg)))
+		    (read-file-name "Info file name: " nil nil t))
+		(if (numberp current-prefix-arg)
+		    (format "*info*<%s>" current-prefix-arg))))
+  (info-setup file-or-node
+	      (switch-to-buffer-other-frame (or buffer "*info*"))))
+
 ;;;###autoload (put 'info 'info-file (purecopy "emacs"))
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun info (&optional file-or-node buffer)
-- 
1.8.3.3

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Thanks for reading,
-- 
Matthias

Message #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Matthias Meulien <orontee <at> gmail.com>
Cc: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org, emacs-devel <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: Key bindings for info in other window or frame
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 21:09:08 -0400

> The attached patch defines `info-other-frame' and bind it to `C-x 
> 5 i'.  It also bind `info-other-window' to `C-x 4 i'.

Thanks.  But what I'm looking for is a C-x 4 command and a C-x 5 command
which work like prefix keys changing the subsequent command to use a new
window/frame (presumably using display-buffer-overriding-action).

Then C-x 4 C-x C-f would do the same as the current C-x 4 f,
and C-x 4 M-x info would do the same as your C-x 4 i.

Also we could further tweak those commands to use
a set-temporary-overlay-map so as to provide shortcuts like the
preexisting C-x 4 f (which would map to C-x 4 C-x C-f), at which point
adding C-x 4 i and C-x 5 i would be easy and wouldn't require any
new command.


        Stefan

Message #11 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Matthias Meulien <orontee <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org, emacs-devel <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: Key bindings for info in other window or frame
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:15:46 +0200

> (...) But what I'm looking for is a C-x 4 command and a C-x 5 command
> which work like prefix keys changing the subsequent command to use a new
> window/frame (presumably using display-buffer-overriding-action).

I see. You're right and I'll make a try in that direction.
-- 
Matthias

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