rbanffy/selectric-mode

move sound keys cause "apply: Creating pipe: Too many open files" after re-enabling

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#19 opened on Feb 27, 2017

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Description

After enabling, disabling, and re-enabling selectric-mode, keys on selectric-affected-bindings-list cause Emacs to hang briefly and then emit an ugly sound and the "apply: Creating pipe: Too many open files" error message. It appears that when re-enabling, the key binding being saved off is the selectric-mode-map binding, which causes a ton of backed up sounds to trigger. Looks like all that needs to be done is to undefine the keys in selectric-mode-map when exiting the mode.

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Understand the current implementation of `selectric mode` activation and deactivation. Check how key bindings are saved and restored. Implement undefining of keys in `selectric mode map` when the mode is disabled to prevent accumulation.
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1-3 hours
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Emacs LispGit
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70