GNU bug report logs - #20528
25.0.50; `keymap' property to work for symbol-value, not just symbol-function

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 20:15:03 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 20528 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#20528: 25.0.50; `keymap' property to work for symbol-value, not just symbol-function
Date: Fri, 08 May 2015 08:38:22 +0200

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Please allow it to also be a symbol, such as `Info-mode-map', whose
> `symbol-value' is a keymap.  It is used only as a keymap.  It is not
> used as a function.  It is convenient to be able to reuse an existing
> keymap variable to provide a map for a given portion of text.

Why can't you dereference the variable when assigning the property?

Andreas.

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