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

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

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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.

Carsten


>
> (Though since you typically discover you want to blank a field only when
> you're actually in it, it can help shave a few seconds off your day that
> you'd otherwise use to move out of the field you want to blank and tab
> back in ... which is how I've done this until now, being unaware of C-c
> <SPC>).
>
> Yours,
> Christian
>
>

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