Re: Free up C-c SPC/org-table-blank-field?

[Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>]

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

> On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 7:33 PM Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>
> wrote:
>
>> 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?
>>
>
> I am not taking the decisions, but I would say: yes, please do.

That took a while, for such a simple patch! Hope this is acceptable.

Thanks,
Eric


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From c7d246b20f56bcc89a23d523ebf64a2f67c58bc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 11:44:12 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Remove default binding for org-table-blank-field

* lisp/org-keys.el: The command isn't useful enough to occupy such a
useful keybinding as "C-c SPC".
---
 lisp/org-keys.el | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/org-keys.el b/lisp/org-keys.el
index f0fdb79ea..07ff85349 100644
--- a/lisp/org-keys.el
+++ b/lisp/org-keys.el
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@
 (declare-function org-show-subtree "org" ())
 (declare-function org-sort "org" (&optional with-case))
 (declare-function org-sparse-tree "org" (&optional arg type))
-(declare-function org-table-blank-field "org" ())
 (declare-function org-table-copy-down "org" (n))
 (declare-function org-table-create-or-convert-from-region "org" (arg))
 (declare-function org-table-create-with-table\.el "org-table" ())
@@ -620,7 +619,6 @@ COMMANDS is a list of alternating OLDDEF NEWDEF command names."
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "RET") #'org-return)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-j") #'org-return-and-maybe-indent)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c ?") #'org-table-field-info)
-(org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c SPC") #'org-table-blank-field)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c +") #'org-table-sum)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c =") #'org-table-eval-formula)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c '") #'org-edit-special)
-- 
2.30.1