Re: Disputed keys

From: Darlan Cavalcante Moreira <darcamo@gmail.com>
To: Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Disputed keys
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:56:01 -0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4d10dc28.1f4b640a.156f.ffffdf83@mx.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4D0EEE81.8040002@gmail.com>

I use the function other-frame for that, which is bound to `C-x 5 o' as
Suvayu mentioned. To make this easier (since I use it frequently) I just
bind "other-frame" to "C-c o" with
(global-set-key "\C-co"    'other-frame)

This works very well for me.

--
Darlan

At Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:49:53 -0800,
Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Sunday 19 December 2010 11:20 AM, Eric S Fraga wrote:
> > Andrea Crotti<andrea.crotti.0@gmail.com>  writes:
> >
> >> I wanted finally to fix the following problem, I would like to use
> >> meta-left/right to switch frame, and that's one of the keys that orgmode
> >> uses.
> >>
> >> I added the two values here to the org-disputed-keys
> >>
> >> [(meta left)]
> >>              Value: [(meta control left)]
> >> [(meta right)]
> >>              Value: [(meta control right)]
> >>
> >> but still it doesn't work, in orgmode meta-left is always bound to the
> >> org action, not to other-frame as it is in other modes...
> >
> > Isn't switching to frame a function of your window manager and not
> > emacs?  That is, shouldn't this be a case of telling your window manage,
> > whatever that may be, to switch frames when these keys are pressed?
> >
> > Or am I missing something fundamental here?
> 
> I think Andrea meant to say switching window. But none the less, Emacs 
> has the ability to switch frames, `C-x 5 o' or even your regular 
> `switch-buffer'. But I think it does it by talking to the window manager.
> 
> This can be very useful when you have multiple emacs frames for one 
> instance of emacs on different desktops. If you have configured your 
> window manager appropriately simply switching to a buffer shown on 
> another desktop can switch you to that desktop and raise the Emacs frame 
> with the buffer. :)
> 
> -- 
> Suvayu
> 
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