Re: Bind `q' to `quit-window' or similar in *Messages*

[Tassilo Horn]

"Drew Adams" <address@hidden> writes:

>> Cause *Messages* is not read-only, and maybe you want to insert a q
>> there.  But does that anybody really want?  I guess no.  So I'd be in
>> favor of making *Messages* read-only and bind `q' to `quit-window'
>> there.
>
> Absolutely I want that. I want to be able to write in *Messages*. Yes,
> I can toggle read-only, but if `q' quits, then that defeats the
> purpose.
>
> I sometimes find myself with tons of messages being logged, and when I
> make several successive tests I sometimes type stuff in Messages to
> distinguish test sequences etc.

Hm, you could also do M-: (message "#############"), but of course
that's not as fast.

> And I kill sections of text there, or copy text (including text I've
> added) to other buffers, and so on.

I see.

> What's wrong with `C-x 0' (or `C-x k')?

Nothing.

Bye,
Tassilo