Can't create custom shortcuts for selecting text

#1

Hi guys,

I’m trying to map the ujhk keys to serve as cursors because they are more convenient to me.

I’ve used the following code on my-init-texmacs.scm (I’m using the gnome look and feel)

But there is a problem: the gnome ujhk shortcuts work fine, the gnome A-hk work fine, but the gnome S-ujhk don’t work (the cursor doesn’t move, no text is selected), nor do the gnome A-S-hk

(kbd-map 
  ("gnome u" (kbd-up))
  ("gnome j" (kbd-down))
  ("gnome h" (kbd-left))
  ("gnome k" (kbd-right))
  ("gnome S-u" (kbd-select kbd-up))
  ("gnome S-j" (kbd-select kbd-down))
  ("gnome S-h" (kbd-select kbd-left))
  ("gnome S-k" (kbd-select kbd-right))
  ("gnome A-h" (traverse-left))
  ("gnome A-k" (traverse-right))
  ("gnome A-S-h" (kbd-select traverse-left))
  ("gnome A-S-k" (kbd-select traverse-right))
  )

Compare this to the file generic/generic-kbd.scm which has the default shortcuts. There we find things like

("S-left" (kbd-select kbd-left))
  ("S-right" (kbd-select kbd-right))
  ("S-up" (kbd-select kbd-up))
  ("S-down" (kbd-select kbd-down))

so my keyboard bindings should issue the same commands :frowning:

Any ideas what’s going on?

#2

You should rather use “gnome U” instead of “gnome S-u”.
Also be careful about definition order; the latest re-definition will prevail.