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- ;;; key-chord.el --- map pairs of simultaneously pressed keys to commands
- ;;-------------------------------------------------------------------
- ;;
- ;; Copyright (C) 2003,2005,2008,2012 David Andersson
- ;;
- ;; This file is NOT part of Emacs.
- ;;
- ;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- ;; modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- ;; published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
- ;; the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- ;;
- ;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be
- ;; useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
- ;; warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- ;; PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
- ;;
- ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
- ;; License along with this program; if not, write to the Free
- ;; Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
- ;; MA 02111-1307 USA
- ;;
- ;;-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ;; Author: David Andersson <l.david.andersson(at)sverige.nu>
- ;; Created: 27 April 2003
- ;; Version: 0.6 (2012-10-23)
- ;; Package-Version: 20160227.1238
- ;; Keywords: keyboard chord input
-
- ;;; Commentary:
-
- ;; ######## Compatibility ########################################
- ;;
- ;; Works with Emacs-20.3, 20.6, 20.7, 21.2, 21.4, 22.1 and 23.1
- ;; Does not work with Emacs-19.31 nor XEmacs-20.4 and 21.4.
-
- ;; ######## Quick start ########################################
- ;;
- ;; Add to your ~/.emacs
- ;;
- ;; (require 'key-chord)
- ;; (key-chord-mode 1)
- ;;
- ;; and some chords, for example
- ;;
- ;; (key-chord-define-global "hj" 'undo)
- ;; (key-chord-define-global ",." "<>\C-b")
-
- ;; ######## Terminology ########################################
- ;;
- ;; In this package, a "key chord" is two keys pressed simultaneously,
- ;; or a single key quickly pressed twice.
- ;;
- ;; (Sometimes pressing SHIFT and/or META plus another key is call a chord,
- ;; but not here. However SHIFT plus two normal keys can be a "key chord".)
-
- ;; ######## Description ########################################
- ;;
- ;; Key chord mode acts like a global minor mode controlled by the function
- ;; `key-chord-mode'.
- ;;
- ;; Key chord definitions are stored in ordinary key-maps.
- ;; The function `key-chord-define-global' defines a chord in the global
- ;; key-map and `key-chord-define' defines a chord in a specified key-map,
- ;; for example for a specific mode.
- ;;
- ;; A TWO-key chord is two distinct keys pressed simultaneously (within
- ;; one tenth of a second, or so).
- ;;
- ;; Examples:
- ;;
- ;; (key-chord-define-global ",." "<>\C-b")
- ;; (key-chord-define-global "hj" 'undo)
- ;; (key-chord-define-global [?h ?j] 'undo) ; the same
- ;; (key-chord-define-global "jk" 'dabbrev-expand)
- ;; (key-chord-define-global "cv" 'reindent-then-newline-and-indent)
- ;; (key-chord-define-global "4r" "$")
- ;;
- ;; Comma and dot pressed together insert a pair of angle brackets.
- ;; `h' and `j' pressed together invoke the undo command.
- ;; `j' and `k' pressed together invoke the dabbrev-expand command.
- ;; 'c' and 'v' pressed together insert a newline.
- ;; `4' and `r' pressed together insert a dollar sign.
- ;;
- ;; A ONE-key chord is a single key quickly pressed twice (within one third
- ;; of a second or so).
- ;;
- ;; Examples:
- ;;
- ;; (key-chord-define-global "''" "`'\C-b")
- ;; (key-chord-define-global ",," 'indent-for-comment)
- ;; (key-chord-define-global "qq" "the ")
- ;; (key-chord-define-global "QQ" "The ")
- ;;
- ;; Tick (') pressed twice inserts a back-tick and a tick (`').
- ;; Comma (,) pressed twice indents for and/or inserts a comment.
- ;; `q' pressed twice inserts the word "the ".
- ;;
- ;; Examples: Mode specific chords
- ;;
- ;; (key-chord-define c++-mode-map ";;" "\C-e;")
- ;; (key-chord-define c++-mode-map "{}" "{\n\n}\C-p\t")
- ;;
- ;; The command `key-chord-describe' lists currently defined key chords.
- ;; The standard command `describe-bindings' (C-h b) will also show key chords.
- ;;
- ;; The standard command `describe-key' (C-h k) will accept a key chord and
- ;; show its definition. (Isn't that amazing. There is no explicit code to
- ;; carry out this functionality.)
-
- ;; ######## Tips ########################################
- ;;
- ;; Don't chord key combinations that exists in the languages you typically
- ;; write. Otherwise, if you are typing fast, two key intended to be separate
- ;; letters might instead trig a chord.
- ;; E.g. "uu" would be a good chord in spanish but not in finnish, and
- ;; "hj" would be a good chord in english but not in swedish.
- ;;
- ;; Don't rely solely on /usr/dict/words to find unusual combination.
- ;; For example "cv" or "fg" can be quite common in certain kinds of
- ;; programming. Grep your own texts to verify that a combination is unusual.
- ;; And don't forget to check both permutations: "fg" and "gf".
- ;;
- ;; Choose two keys that are close to each other on the keyboard, so they
- ;; can be quickly typed without effort. Chords involving two hands (as
- ;; opposed to two fingers on one hand) are harder to type (quickly).
- ;; The idea is that key chords are to replace function keys for functions
- ;; that are frequently performed while the hands are in writing position.
- ;;
- ;; Key chords might not work well over a slow network.
-
- ;; ######## Limitations ########################################
- ;;
- ;; When recording keyboard macros, the time between keyboard inputs are not
- ;; recorded. Thus, the key-chord-input-method cannot know for sure if two keys
- ;; in a macro was a chord or not. The current solution remembers the first key
- ;; of the chords typed during macro recording, and keys that match those (and
- ;; are defined as chords) are considered key-chords during macro execution.
- ;; This knowledge is not saved with `name-last-kbd-macro', so they may
- ;; execute wrong if they contain pair of keys that match defined chords.
- ;;
- ;; Emacs will not call input-method-function for keys that have non numeric
- ;; codes or whos code is outside the range 32..126. Thus you cannot define
- ;; key chords involving function keys, control keys, or even your non-english
- ;; letters (on national keyboards) that otherwise are well positioned for
- ;; chording on your keyboard.
- ;; (I think chording left and right arrow keys would be useful, but cannot do.
- ;; I consider this a bug in Emacs. Input methods could happily return
- ;; unmodified *any* key they don't know about.)
- ;;
- ;; Key chords longer that 2 keys are not supported. It could be done, but I
- ;; don't think it is worth the trubbel since most keyboards will not reliably
- ;; send all key codes when 3 or more keys are pressed simultaneously.
- ;; It might also be a bit trickier to maintain performance.
- ;;
- ;; Key chord mode uses input-method-function. And so do internationalisation
- ;; packages (mule, quail, etc). Do not expect them to work well together.
- ;; The last one that gets the input-method-function rules.
-
- ;; ######## Implementation ########################################
- ;;
- ;; Key chords piggy back in ordinary key maps, so they can be defined
- ;; per mode without having to add hooks to all modes.
- ;;
- ;; Key chord key codes are vectors beginning with the atom `key-chord'.
- ;; A two key chord, e.g. "hj", will add two entries in the key-map.
- ;; E.g. [key-chord ?h ?j] and [key-chord ?j ?h].
- ;;
- ;; When key-chord-mode is enabled input-method-function is set to
- ;; key-chord-input-method.
-
- ;; ######## To do ########################################
- ;;
- ;; * Find a way to save key-chord info in keyboard macros.
- ;;
- ;; * Save previous value of input-method-function? And call it?
- ;;
- ;; * input-method-function is reset in *info* buffers! What to do?
- ;;
- ;; * How to enter interactively command OR string in key-chord-define-global?
- ;;
- ;; * Customize public vars (defcustom).
-
- ;; ######## History ########################################
- ;;
- ;; 0.6 (2012-10-23) l.david.andersson(at)sverige.nu
- ;; Add key-chord-define-local, key-chord-unset-local, key-chord-unset-global
- ;; 0.5 (2008-09-15) david(at)symsoft.se
- ;; Bugfix sit-for; Improved examples; New E-mail in comment
- ;; 0.4 (2005-05-07) david(at)symsoft.se
- ;; Slightly better macro heuristics; Added option key-chord-in-macros
- ;; 0.3 (2005-04-14) david(at)symsoft.se
- ;; Require advice; More examples
- ;; 0.2 (2003-09-13) david(at)symsoft.se
- ;; Quick and dirty fix for keyboard macros
- ;; 0.1 (2003-04-27) david(at)symsoft.se
- ;; First release
-
- ;;; Code:
-
- (defvar key-chord-two-keys-delay 0.1 ; 0.05 or 0.1
- "Max time delay between two key press to be considered a key chord.")
-
- (defvar key-chord-one-key-delay 0.2 ; 0.2 or 0.3 to avoid first autorepeat
- "Max time delay between two press of the same key to be considered a key chord.
- This should normally be a little longer than `key-chord-two-keys-delay'.")
-
- (defvar key-chord-in-macros t
- "If nil, don't expand key chords when executing keyboard macros.
- If non-nil, expand chord sequenses in macros, but only if a similar chord was
- entered during the last interactive macro recording. (This carries a bit of
- guesswork. We can't know for sure when executing whether two keys were
- typed quickly or slowly when recorded.)")
-
- ;; Internal vars
- (defvar key-chord-mode nil)
-
- ;; Shortcut for key-chord-input-method: no need to test a key again if it
- ;; didn't matched a chord the last time. Improves feedback during autorepeat.
- (defvar key-chord-last-unmatched nil)
-
- ;; Macro heuristics: Keep track of which chords was used when the last macro
- ;; was defined. Or rather, only the first-char of the chords. Only expand
- ;; matching chords during macro execution.
- (defvar key-chord-in-last-kbd-macro nil)
- (defvar key-chord-defining-kbd-macro nil)
-
- ;;;###autoload
- (defun key-chord-mode (arg)
- "Toggle key chord mode.
- With positive ARG enable the mode. With zero or negative arg disable the mode.
- A key chord is two keys that are pressed simultaneously, or one key quickly
- pressed twice.
- \nSee functions `key-chord-define-global', `key-chord-define-local', and
- `key-chord-define' and variables `key-chord-two-keys-delay' and
- `key-chord-one-key-delay'."
-
- (interactive "P")
- (setq key-chord-mode (if arg
- (> (prefix-numeric-value arg) 0)
- (not key-chord-mode)))
- (cond (key-chord-mode
- (setq input-method-function 'key-chord-input-method)
- (message "Key Chord mode on"))
- (t
- (setq input-method-function nil)
- (message "Key Chord mode off"))))
-
- ;;;###autoload
- (defun key-chord-define-global (keys command)
- "Define a key-chord of the two keys in KEYS starting a COMMAND.
- \nKEYS can be a string or a vector of two elements. Currently only elements
- that corresponds to ascii codes in the range 32 to 126 can be used.
- \nCOMMAND can be an interactive function, a string, or nil.
- If COMMAND is nil, the key-chord is removed.
- \nNote that KEYS defined locally in the current buffer will have precedence."
- (interactive "sSet key chord globally (2 keys): \nCSet chord \"%s\" to command: ")
- (key-chord-define (current-global-map) keys command))
-
- ;;;###autoload
- (defun key-chord-define-local (keys command)
- "Locally define a key-chord of the two keys in KEYS starting a COMMAND.
- \nKEYS can be a string or a vector of two elements. Currently only elements
- that corresponds to ascii codes in the range 32 to 126 can be used.
- \nCOMMAND can be an interactive function, a string, or nil.
- If COMMAND is nil, the key-chord is removed.
- \nThe binding goes in the current buffer's local map,
- which in most cases is shared with all other buffers in the same major mode."
- (interactive "sSet key chord locally (2 keys): \nCSet chord \"%s\" to command: ")
- (key-chord-define (current-local-map) keys command))
-
- (defun key-chord-unset-global (keys)
- "Remove global key-chord of the two keys in KEYS."
- (interactive "sUnset key chord globally (2 keys): ")
- (key-chord-define (current-global-map) keys nil))
-
- (defun key-chord-unset-local (keys)
- "Remove local key-chord of the two keys in KEYS."
- (interactive "sUnset key chord locally (2 keys): ")
- (key-chord-define (current-local-map) keys nil))
-
- ;;;###autoload
- (defun key-chord-define (keymap keys command)
- "Define in KEYMAP, a key-chord of the two keys in KEYS starting a COMMAND.
- \nKEYS can be a string or a vector of two elements. Currently only elements
- that corresponds to ascii codes in the range 32 to 126 can be used.
- \nCOMMAND can be an interactive function, a string, or nil.
- If COMMAND is nil, the key-chord is removed."
- (if (/= 2 (length keys))
- (error "Key-chord keys must have two elements"))
- ;; Exotic chars in a string are >255 but define-key wants 128..255 for those
- (let ((key1 (logand 255 (aref keys 0)))
- (key2 (logand 255 (aref keys 1))))
- (if (eq key1 key2)
- (define-key keymap (vector 'key-chord key1 key2) command)
- ;; else
- (define-key keymap (vector 'key-chord key1 key2) command)
- (define-key keymap (vector 'key-chord key2 key1) command))))
-
- (defun key-chord-lookup-key1 (keymap key)
- "Like lookup-key but no third arg and no numeric return value."
- (let ((res (lookup-key keymap key)))
- (if (numberp res)
- nil
- ;; else
- res)))
-
- (defun key-chord-lookup-key (key)
- "Lookup KEY in all current key maps."
- (let ((maps (current-minor-mode-maps))
- res)
- (while (and maps (not res))
- (setq res (key-chord-lookup-key1 (car maps) key)
- maps (cdr maps)))
- (or res
- (if (current-local-map)
- (key-chord-lookup-key1 (current-local-map) key))
- (key-chord-lookup-key1 (current-global-map) key))))
-
- (defun key-chord-describe ()
- "List key chord bindings in a help buffer.
- \nTwo key chords will be listed twice and there will be Prefix Commands.
- Please ignore that."
- (interactive)
- (describe-bindings [key-chord]))
-
- (defun key-chord-input-method (first-char)
- "Input method controlled by key bindings with the prefix `key-chord'."
- (if (and (not (eq first-char key-chord-last-unmatched))
- (key-chord-lookup-key (vector 'key-chord first-char)))
- (let ((delay (if (key-chord-lookup-key (vector 'key-chord first-char first-char))
- key-chord-one-key-delay
- ;; else
- key-chord-two-keys-delay)))
- (if (if executing-kbd-macro
- (not (memq first-char key-chord-in-last-kbd-macro))
- (when (bound-and-true-p eldoc-mode)
- (eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area))
-
- (sit-for delay 0 'no-redisplay))
- (progn
- (setq key-chord-last-unmatched nil)
- (list first-char))
- ;; else input-pending-p
- (let* ((input-method-function nil)
- (next-char (read-event))
- (res (vector 'key-chord first-char next-char)))
- (if (key-chord-lookup-key res)
- (progn
- (setq key-chord-defining-kbd-macro
- (cons first-char key-chord-defining-kbd-macro))
- (list 'key-chord first-char next-char))
- ;; else put back next-char and return first-char
- (setq unread-command-events (cons next-char unread-command-events))
- (if (eq first-char next-char)
- (setq key-chord-last-unmatched first-char))
- (list first-char)))))
- ;; else no key-chord keymap
- (setq key-chord-last-unmatched first-char)
- (list first-char)))
-
- (require 'advice)
-
- (defadvice start-kbd-macro (after key-chord activate)
- (setq key-chord-defining-kbd-macro nil))
-
- (defadvice end-kbd-macro (after key-chord activate)
- (setq key-chord-in-last-kbd-macro key-chord-defining-kbd-macro))
-
- (provide 'key-chord)
-
- ;;; key-chord.el ends here
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