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making Emacs remember a key binding to 'other-window

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Kevin Michael Simonson <simonsonkm <at> familysearch.org>
Subject: bug#8551: closed (Re: bug#8551: making Emacs remember a key
 binding to 'other-window)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:40:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#8551: making Emacs remember a key binding to 'other-window

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 8551 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Kevin Michael Simonson <simonsonkm <at> familysearch.org>
Cc: 8551-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8551: making Emacs remember a key binding to 'other-window
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:39:24 -0300

> I am often running Emacs with multiple windows.  In my opinion the "C-x o"
> key-combination is too cumbersome, and I never use the "open-line" function
> "C-o" is bound to, so I'm always using "global-set-key" to bind "C-o" to
> "other-window".  How can I put that key binding in my ".emacs" file so that
> this key binding is remembered and I don't have to keep executing
> "global-set-key" manually?

I'd recommend you post such questions to gnu.emacs.help, since it's
neither a bug report, nor a feature request, but just a question.

As for answers, the Emacs manual (reachable via the Help menu, for
example) is a good way to figure it out.  It has a whole section "53.4.6
Rebinding Keys in Your Init File" with examples.

So for your case, you'd do:

   (global-set-key [?\C-o] 'other-window)


-- Stefan

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From: Kevin Michael Simonson <simonsonkm <at> familysearch.org>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: making Emacs remember a key binding to 'other-window
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:28:46 -0600

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I am often running Emacs with multiple windows.  In my opinion the "C-x o" key-combination is too cumbersome, and I never use the "open-line" function "C-o" is bound to, so I'm always using "global-set-key" to bind "C-o" to "other-window".  How can I put that key binding in my ".emacs" file so that this key binding is remembered and I don't have to keep executing "global-set-key" manually?

Kevin Simonson


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