bind repeat to C-z

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/.emacs.d/init-spw.el b/.emacs.d/init-spw.el
index eff66529..209681b1 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init-spw.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init-spw.el
@@ -287,7 +287,9 @@ add places the library might be available to `load-path'."
       ;; popping fewer than four times, it's more keystrokes.  I'm not sure
       ;; how distracting it is going to be to have to remember to do that, and
       ;; how often I want to re-set the mark right after popping to it, so
-      ;; turning this on experimentally
+      ;; turning this on experimentally.
+      ;;
+      ;; Hmm, with `repeat' easily accessible on C-z, might not need this.
       set-mark-command-repeat-pop t)
 (defun spw/remap-mark-command (command &optional map)
   "Remap a mark-* command to temporarily activate Transient Mark mode."
@@ -368,7 +370,9 @@ add places the library might be available to `load-path'."
 
 ;; ... and resettle the previous occupant of C-w
 ;; (we want to use a key which is already globally bound so that we know it is
-;; likely to still be available in other major modes)
+;; likely to still be available in other major modes, and this has to be a key
+;; which can also be bound in .inputrc (so C-z is out as that is used for
+;; shell job control))
 (global-set-key "\M-z" #'kill-region)
 
 ;; ... and resettle the previous occupant of M-z
@@ -392,15 +396,19 @@ add places the library might be available to `load-path'."
 (global-set-key "\M-/" #'hippie-expand)
 
 ;; In an emacsclient frame, or a buffer spawned by an eshell process calling
-;; emacsclient, this is like '<esc>ZZ' in vi.  Since `suspend-frame' is bound
-;; to both C-z and C-x C-z, we might bind this to C-z, but that's a standard
-;; UNIX shell binding so I might come to regret it
+;; emacsclient, this is like '<esc>ZZ' in vi.
 (defun spw/save-buffers-kill-emacsclient-noconfirm ()
   (interactive)
   (save-buffer)
   (server-edit))
 (global-set-key "\C-cz" #'spw/save-buffers-kill-emacsclient-noconfirm)
 
+;; Not sure about this: although `suspend-frame' is bound to both C-x C-z and
+;; C-z, C-z is a standard UNIX shell binding, so it might not be best to
+;; rebind it.  On the other hand I hardly ever make use of shell job control
+;; with Emacs, since if I have Emacs, then I have Eshell.
+(global-set-key "\C-z" #'repeat)
+
 (setq display-buffer-alist
       ;; This is meant to say: for these buffers which, unusually, do not
       ;; benefit from being as tall as possible, always display them in the