[racket-dev] change default binding of c:x; c:w to "save definitions as..." ?

From: Gregory Woodhouse (gregwoodhouse at me.com)
Date: Mon Mar 21 15:38:53 EDT 2011

On a Mac, save as should be shift-command-S. I'd vote for using this keybinding for "Save Definitions As...".

On Mar 21, 2011, at 12:10 PM, Robby Findler wrote:

> It looks like c:x;c:s is also doing the wrong thing by that measure.
> 
> It feels a little bit strange to change it, since Emacs users are used
> to saving the current buffer, but your rationale is definitely
> compelling.
> 
> Robby
> 
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 2:02 PM, John Clements
> <clements at brinckerhoff.org> wrote:
>> I've been bitten several times now by the mapping of c:x;c:w to "save file as..."; it looks to me like this isn't even available via menus any more[*], having been replaced by the (much more sensible) "save definitions as..." and "save interactions as...". Moreover, AFAICT there's no default keybinding for "Save Definitions As...".
>> 
>> Would anyone object to the remapping of c:x;c:w to "Save Definitions As..." by default?
>> 
>> Horror stories of data loss available on request, though you can probably guess how they arise.
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> [*] if in fact it ever was,
>> 
>> 
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