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From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>
To: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
Cc: Tim Cross <theophilusx@gmail.com>,
	org-mode list <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>,
	Christian Moe <mail@christianmoe.com>
Subject: Re: Free up C-c SPC/org-table-blank-field?
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 10:33:44 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87sg6a2wl3.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADn3Z2+HZn_ByfKtHweZh=GHwGHrP8iDSy4uczvDQr-JH=bNtg@mail.gmail.com> (Carsten Dominik's message of "Fri, 5 Feb 2021 11:44:17 +0100")

Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:

> On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 11:13 AM Christian Moe <mail@christianmoe.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Tim Cross writes:
>>
>> > Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>> >
>> >>> Does it actually need a key binding? I've never used it and just use
>> >>> <tab> to move to the next field, leaving the field blank.
>> >>
>> >> I assume it's meant for blanking a field you've already typed something
>> >> into. But yes, I can't imagine it's a heavily-used command, and I
>> >> suspect the C-c <SPC> binding is mostly mnemonic: "make this field
>> >> contain only blanks".
>> >>
>> >
>> > I guess that makes sense, but not convinced the use of a valuable key
>> > binding is justified given the need. Then again, others probably have
>> > vastly different use cases to mine.
>>
>> One can also blank a field by pressing <SPC> immediately after tabbing
>> into it. So C-c <SPC> isn't strictly needed.
>>
>
> Hi,
>
> I think there would be minimal impact from releasing this key binding.  So
> I think we could remove it.

Well that would be pretty nice, if you don't think it would be too
disruptive. Shall I prepare a patch?

Thanks,
Eric


  reply	other threads:[~2021-02-05 18:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-01-25 18:05 Free up C-c SPC/org-table-blank-field? Eric Abrahamsen
2021-02-03  6:16 ` Kyle Meyer
2021-02-03  6:26   ` Tim Cross
2021-02-05  3:48   ` Eric Abrahamsen
2021-02-05  4:45     ` Kyle Meyer
2021-02-05  5:32     ` Tim Cross
2021-02-05  9:41       ` Christian Moe
2021-02-05 10:44         ` Carsten Dominik
2021-02-05 18:33           ` Eric Abrahamsen [this message]
2021-02-11  9:45             ` Carsten Dominik
2021-03-04 19:49               ` Eric Abrahamsen
2021-04-28  3:50                 ` Bastien
2021-05-01 21:09                   ` Eric Abrahamsen

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