Re: python-mode and fold-mode

[Jörg Sommer <joerg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello G.,

"G. Milde" <milde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 24.05.07, John E. Davis wrote:
>> =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg?= Sommer <joerg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Also this is consistent with the view that folding mode is a "minor"
>> mode, and minor modes make use of the _Reserved_Key_Prefix.
>
> Here is the real problem (as I see it):
>
> * Looking at the source of many JED modes, I see definekey_reserved()
>   widely used by "major" modes (language modes). This is why I adopted
>   this practice for my "major" modes as well. 
>
> * In contrast, my "minor" modes (the ones that are "orthogonal" to
>   language modes) do not use definekey_reserved but either "obvious"
>   bindings or leave the binding of keys to the user.
>   
> Could it become a common convention, that "major" modes use
> definekey_reserved() while "minor" modes use other (or no) bindings?

This sounds good, but how do these other bindings conflict with your CUA
mode? Do we need another mechanism to select a key for these minor modes?

Bye, Jörg.
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