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[PATCH] Allow windmove keys to be bound without prefix or modifiers

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Message #8 received at 41438 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: "Philip K." <philip <at> warpmail.net>
Cc: 41438 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41438: [PATCH] Allow windmove keys to be bound without
 prefix or modifiers
Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 01:18:18 +0300

> I'm probably not the only one who tends to use C-{f,b,n,p} over the
> arrow keys, but also sometimes gets annoyed by navigating windows. I
> recently realised that the reason I didn't use windmove as much as I
> would want to, was that I coudln't find a satisfying modifier-key. My
> idea was then to try windmove without any modifier, and I quite like
> it. The only "annoying" thing is that I have to bind all keys
> manually, instead of using a function like
> `windmove-default-keybindings', because `nil' is interpreted as a
> default binding.
>
> This patch adds a pseudo-modifier (`none') to allow bindings the
> windmove functions without any real modifier or prefix key, depending on
> the function.

Thanks, since `nil' means a default binding it seems there is no other way
than using a pseudo-modifier `none'.

> Another question I'd like to ask before trying it out: Would there be
> any interest in adding user options for the "default" modifiers that
> windmove should use? If yes, one could add a :set function that
> automatically calls the apropriate bindings function, when it's value
> is non-nil. I have a very customize-centric configuration, where something
> this would fit in very well.

I think that adding defcustoms (including a new const `none')
would be the most natural way to customize windmove modifiers
(provided that the existing functions should remain).

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