Fri, 11 Nov 2016 10:42:42 -0500 Okan Demirmen <[email protected]> > Hi, > > mpi@ recently alerted me to the fact that cwm(1)'s default keybindings for > ptrmove actions conflict with emacs users' uses, namely all the > control-[arrow] > bindings that cwm(1) grabs. It has actually been like this since > keyboard-based > pointer movements were added, almost exactly 9 years ago. (what have people > done > since??) > > In any case, I'm happy to remove the keybindings for the 8 pointer movement > actions, however I'm curious what the usage pattern is for even keeping this > feature. I don't use keyboard-based ptr movements, and find it odd, but it's > here, so I'll ask - anyone use it, or object to it's removal? > > I realize what asking for opinions means :) > > Regardless, if it stays, the current bindings will be removed - There are way > more emacs users (including those using emacs mode in ksh for example) than > cwm(1) ones for sure...those default bindings should win. > > Thanks, > Okan >
Hi Okan, tech@, Thank you for opening up this topic. I would have done the same a long time ago and with a different aspect to it. Precisely, as we are here, would many users object to aligning the default key bindings for cwm(1) with several other programs in addition to Emacs? Assuming most modern keyboards have the Mod4 (with a variation of a window / OS symbol) key, would that be fine to consider moving cwm's defaults around the 4- key? I myself (very likely many others) also use tmux(1), xterm(1), ksh(1) & Emacs (especially the Org-Mode structure editing) & there're conflicts. So far, I've been happily managing it pretty well with a heavy modified cwm config file to remap C-, CS- to 4-, 4S- and M-, MS- to 4M, 4MS- and CM-, CMS- to 4C-, 4CS- and some other specifically application related. This is to say, I would please ask you to not remove the keyboard based pointer movement functionality, it is very useful to me and is possible to both keep it, and resolve the conflicts with the above applications. I would be happy to provide my .cwmrc file in my next post, if there is any interest in this direction. Thank you for improving cwm over time. Kind regards, Anton
