Peter H. Coffin (is: Re: Good Keys for Macros?)
- From: Alan Connor <zzzzzz@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 03:42:41 GMT
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<slrndbuouc.9jt.hellsop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Peter H. Coffin"
wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 18:59:21 -0400, Dan Sommers wrote:
>
>> So my question is: are there any "good" places to put my
>> macros with some reasonable assuredness that the next version
>> of Mutt won't assign those places to new functionality? IOW,
>> is there a special "user space" of keystrokes (e.g., <f9>
>> followed by a single keystroke) that won't be stepped on by
>> Mutt itself? Or do I just re-purpose some key(s) normally
>> attached to functionality I don't think I'll use? Or are
>> there no rules at all, and the entire keyboard is up to me to
>> map as I see fit?
>
> It's unlikely that the function keys are going to be mapped by
> a stock version of mutt, either as prefixes or base keys, at
> much of any point in the future, simply because function keys
> aren't guaranteed to be properly supported in all environments
> to begin with. Heck, there isn't even reliable agreement on
> what a backspace key is supposed to send. So, you're probably
> safe in using those for your own purposes, as Mutt (and most
> other programs designed for portability) aren't likely to use
> those until every other option has been exhausted.
>
> -- 52. I will hire a team of board-certified architects and
> surveyors to examine my castle and inform me of any secret
> passages and abandoned tunnels that I might not know about.
> --Peter Anspach's list of things to do as an Evil Overlord
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AC
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