Apps/Menu key functionality

[TinaRussell]

Any chance we’ll see the return of the Apps/Menu key functionality in ErgoEmacs? I’ve grown dependent on it over the years; I’m not really sure how to use Emacs without it :cold_sweat:

I mean the translation aspect (e.g. \<apps> f s becomes C-c C-s) but also the custom shortcuts (e.g. \<apps> n t activates org-capture).

[mattfidler]

Yes. It is a available in reduction but it is an oversight that it wasnt abailable in standard ergoemacs

On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 12:50 AM Tina Russell @.***> wrote:

Any chance we’ll see the return of the Apps/Menu key functionality in ErgoEmacs? I’ve grown dependent on it over the years; I’m not really sure how to use Emacs without it 😰

I mean the translation aspect (e.g. f s becomes C-c C-s) but also the custom shortcuts (e.g. n t activates org-capture).

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[mattfidler]

Should be fixed in d719e7e

[TinaRussell]

Thank you very much!

Two things: the first is, is it just me, or have the definitions of “\<apps> d” and “\<apps> f” been reversed? I think \<apps> d used to be unchorded C-x and \<apps> f used to be unchorded C-c, but it seems to be the opposite now.

The second thing is that I used to define new definitions for the apps key using ergoemacs-component and ergoemacs-theme:

    (ergoemacs-component tina-keys ()
      "Tina’s keys"
      (global-set-key (kbd "<apps> n w") 'eww)
      (global-set-key (kbd "<apps> j") 'org-journal-new-entry)
      (define-key lisp-mode-shared-map (kbd "<apps> ’") (lambda () (interactive) (hydra-lispy-x/body))))

    (ergoemacs-theme tina ()
      "Tina’s modified theme for ErgoEmacs"
      :based-on standard
      :components '(tina-keys))

    (ergoemacs-set-default 'ergoemacs-theme "tina")

I’m wondering, now that ergoemacs-component is gone, what’s the best way to do this? Should I simply use (ergoemacs-define-key ergoemacs-override-keymap… etc. for each definition? (In that case, do I need to be concerned with ergoemacs-mode-raw-term-keymap as well? What about adding definitions to specific maps, like lisp-mode-shared-map above, is that still possible?)

Thanks!

[mattfidler]

Hi @TinaRussell,

I have been putting the documentation below:

https://github.com/ergoemacs/ergoemacs-mode#changing-your-own-bindings

Right now,

(define-key lisp-mode-shared-map (kbd "<apps> ’") (lambda () (interactive) (hydra-lispy-x/body))

Needs to be worked out.

[mattfidler]

I verified the keys were backwards (no wonder I kept mistyping). I swapped them back.

[mattfidler]

Also this should work in ergoemacs-mode since <menu> ' is not bound to any keys in the ergoemacs-mode keymap.

(define-key lisp-mode-shared-map (kbd "<apps> ’") (lambda () (interactive) (hydra-lispy-x/body)))

[mattfidler]

I am assuming this works for you @TinaRussell. If not feel free to open another issue.