On Thu 2016.11.17 at 03:30 +0200, [email protected] wrote:
> Fri, 11 Nov 2016 20:47:49 +0200 [email protected]
> > 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
> 
> Hi Okan, fellows,
> 
> Let me decipher that nuisance map above..  The logic is simple:  hold the
> 4- key and arrows to move the pointer, add the M- key to move the window,
> or the C- key to resize the window, for an extra boost use the S- key on.
> 
> Still not interested presumably, but please let me know is it the 4- or??
> 
> Kind regards,
> Anton

I only removed the default mappings for pointer motion; the feature remains
and people can map to any combo's they wish. I don't think using '4' as
part of a default mapping anywhere is a good idea, for not everything has
that key (nor is everything a pc), including one of my main laptops.

Thanks,
Okan

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