How to bind a keymap to a key in normal state?

[witek]

I can use (meow-normal-define-key "X" 'help) to bind X to the help command when in meow normal mode. But how can I bind a key to a keymap instead?

I have a keymap defined in var my-key-map. Now I want this keymap to "start" when I press X when in meow normal mode. (meow-normal-define-key "X" 'my-key-map) does not work. It errors Wrong type argument: commandp, 'my-key-map.

[DogLooksGood]

Use my-key-map, instead of 'my-key-map.

But it's better to do it with an alias:

(defalias 'my-key-map my-key-map)
(meow-normal-define-key "X" 'my-key-map)

This is how names of builtin keymaps handled.

[witek]

(defalias 'my-key-map my-key-map)
(meow-normal-define-key "X" 'my-key-map)

Evaluating this crashes with (wrong-type-argument integer-or-marker-p nil)

[DogLooksGood]

Sorry, it should be

(meow-normal-define-key '("X" . my-key-map))

[witek]

Sorry, it should be

(meow-normal-define-key '("X" . my-key-map))

Evaluating this works. But when pressing X Emacs errors Wrong type argument: commandp, (my-key-map).

[DogLooksGood]

I just tried this, it works

(defvar my-keymap (make-sparse-keymap))
(define-key my-keymap (kbd "a") 'other-window)
(defalias 'my-keymap my-keymap)
(meow-normal-define-key '("X" . my-keymap))

[witek]

You are right. I forgot defalias. Now it works. Thank you very much!