GNU bug report logs - #73744
26.1; Feature: helpful message from global-set-key giving Lisp

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Edward Avis <EAvis <at> capulaglobal.com>

Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:39:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 26.1

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Edward Avis <EAvis <at> capulaglobal.com>
Cc: 73744 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73744: 26.1;
 Feature: helpful message from global-set-key giving Lisp
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:05:38 +0300
> Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:02:10 +0000
> From:  Edward Avis via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
> 
> M-x global-set-key
> Enter some key sequence and the command to bind to it.
> For example I entered C-c v and find-file-at-point.
> The following message is printed in the minibuffer and the *Messages*
> buffer:
> 
>     You can run the command 'global-set-key' with M-x gl-se RET
> 
> Which is helpful and all, but I think it would be great also to show
> the Lisp expression you could use to bind that key.  For example
> 
>     To set this key binding in Lisp,
>       (global-set-key (kbd "C-c v") 'find-file-at-point)
> 
> This could go only to *Messages* and not clutter the minibuffer.

You should be able to see the Lisp expression by typing "C-x z".




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