Re: A simple implementation of context-sensitive keys

[Tassilo Horn]

Miles Bader <address@hidden> writes:

Hi Miles,

>> Hey, nice feature.  I didn't know it till now.  But how to I [re]set
>> this property in a good fashion?  Currently I think hooking into
>> after-change-function would be TRTD.
>
> after-change-functions is a very blunt hammer, and overuse of it is
> not good.

I've thought that.

> I suspect the right thing depends what you're actually trying to do at
> the application level.  In that sense, I'm not sure your attempt to
> define a single do-everything function like `define-context-keymap' is
> actually a very good idea;

I agree, so...

> in many cases it would seem simpler and more efficient to simply add
> keymap properties in an application-dependent manner.

... I asked you for a good way to use the font-locking mechanics to add
those properties.  Currently I don't see how I can add only a keymap
property with `font-lock-add-keywords'.

Bye,
Tassilo