Although you [fortunately] were not talking about my stuff, I think a lot of the code I write violates the C-c + letter rule as I haven’t yet tidied it up for other folk’s consumption – its too easy to do.

The two-character keys consisting of `C-c’ followed by a letter are reserved for user customizations. Lisp programs are not supposed to define these keys, so the bindings you make for them will be available in all major modes and will never get in the way of anything.

At least two modes I use violate this rule: tcl-mode and verilog-mode. I’m always annoyed when my C-c C-i doesn’t indent a region, but calls up tcl-help-on-word.

So most of my personal keybindings are C-c XXX. Except it’s very useful to (global-set-key “\C-x\C-u” `advertised-undo).

@cameron – yeah, I know what you mean about muscle memory. But I think I’ve got a seperate bit that can just about cope with vi and emacs -Q Maybe I just use them enough. And I don’t think I’ve had a problem with a conflict yet. Actually, I put a lot of my extensions on f2 something…

@commonman – neat idea with carrying emacs config around on a USB-key, although I think my workplace has disabled USB access which is a bit of a pain. As you said, possibly better to drop the appropriate files somewhere on the internet instead.

@piyo – I briefly used cua-mode but I’m familiar with emacs cut and paste now. And I don’t think I would use the listed keys, but I’m certainly more open to radical modifications now, having read that post. I think I came across the emacsblog article but (as usual) haven’t got around to making use of the tip yet.

Having said that… Though I’m a Windows user, I learn Emacs from Solaris and making Emacs work like a Windows app as far as keys go is not desirable to me (but YMMV). I even use CUA-mode, but not for the cut/copy/paste bindings, but just for its special Rectangular mode. I give your mentioned bindings a thumbs down. At least they don’t look like they conflict with the behavior of GNU Bash bindkey (oh wait, Alt-F is redefined, grrr).

… except I cannot live in Emacs without redefining C-z to M-x undo. What do you mean, it’s Control-/ and others? I cannot learn that!

On your usage of “occur”, have you considered “OccurFromIsearch”?
http://www.emacsblog.org/2007/02/27/quick-tip-add-occur-to-isearch/

It’s my Emacs that *is* Emacs.

First, it’s your Emacs. Rejigger it the way you want to suit your flow and commonly used functions. They’re your wrists you’re saving.

On the other hand, you’re eventually going to end up with some bizarre behaviour because a package writer has assumed the standard keys for functions they write. Look at how org-mode redefines functions then gives them the traditional keybindings (or variations thereof).

And then there’s the confusion that’s generated on those occasions you have to use emacs -Q . Muscle memory can be a frightening thing sometimes.