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From: david@dogmelb.dog.oz.au (David Le Blanc)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Why doesn't define-key work?
Keywords: define-key, vip mode
Message-ID: <158@dogmelb.dog.oz.au>
Date: 5 Feb 91 04:56:08 GMT
Organization: CSIRO Division of Geomechanics Australia
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I have just started using emacs, and wish to 'ease' the conversion by
using the vi commands I know!. However, vip has a few major differences, and
I have been trying to use the 'define-key' sequences given in the 
info. Such as '(define-key vip-major-mode-map " " 'vip-forward-char)'
However, they all fall over and die, giving a 'Error in Init file' message
when emacs starts up.

(the define-.. commands are in the ~/.vip file)
Note that I cannot use 'define-key' from 'M-x'. It says [No Match]!! Is it
a command that is no longer available? or one only config files may use?
An equivalent 'local-set-key SPC 'vip-forward-char' entered interactively
works fine...

If anyone has a solution, could you please help!

Cheers.
  David.
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