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48 questions linked to/from Problems with keybindings when using terminal
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how to substitute SUPER keybindings in Emacs terminal mode?
In GNU Emacs GUI, I use the Mac Command key ⌘ as super: (setq mac-command-modifier 'super)
However, the ⌘ key does not send input to Terminal or iTerm2. Given this, is there a way to simulate the ...
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binding M-[ causes mouse focus to insert characters
I have bound M-[ to backward-paragraph. This causes a problem in terminal mode, whereby every time the mouse enters or leaves the frame (i.e., Emacs gains or loses focus), the characters I and O are ...
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single escape to quit helm in terminal
This blog post on migrating from vim to evil-mode in emacs gives code to make a single ESC quit/cancel helm instead of 3. It worked on Emacs.app (OS X) but doesn't work from Terminal.app (both emacs ...
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Ubuntu Emacs Meta Key problem related to keys
I'm using emacs 24.5.1 on ubuntu 16.04 on a Vaio x64 pc. earlier I ran the emacs tutorial and got through it completely no problem. Then I started playing with the "replace-string" command and now my ...
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global-set-key not working in terminal
I have the following line in my .emacs.d/init.el file
(global-set-key [(control tab)] 'other-window)
;; remap f1 to undo
(global-set-key (kbd "<f1>") 'undo)
When I use the full X-window GUI ...
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Unable to remap key bindings involving meta under iTerm2
I'm using iTerm2, and I would like to remap some of the meta keys. In my .emacs I have
(global-set-key (kbd "M-g") 'goto-line)
And in my iTerm2 settings I have both "option" keys set to send +Esc. I ...
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'C-M--' on Emacs Terminal on OSX fails with "C-M-_ is undefined"
I'm trying to execute C-M-- from Emacs on Terminal (iTerm2) running on OSX, but I keep getting an error saying C-M-_ is undefined. Any ideas how to workaround this?
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Define key chords for windmove
I'm following info found on this link, but cannot get the desired custom key bindings to work for windmove.
Basically, I put the following in my .emacs file:
(global-set-key (kbd "C-M-<left>") ...
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Is it possible to bind CTRL-SHIFT-xxx and CTRL-num combination?
I'm very new to emacs and essentially came from vim where it is not possible to bind CTRL-num combination like (CTRL-1, CTRL-2, etc) which as well as CTRL-SHIFT-xxx like CTRL-# which essentially works ...
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windmove doesn't recognize S-<up> and S-<down> on Macbook Terminal
GNU Emacs 27.2 in Mac OS terminal (11.4 Big Sur).
Started with
(windmove-default-keybindings)
and found that S-<up> and S-<down> behaved just as <up> and <down>, as if the ...
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What is the keycode of C-TAB?
iTerm does not send ctrl+tab itself, so I need to configure it myself. I can't figure it what key code ctrl+tab is though.
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How do I type … in the TUI?
When I call describe-key and enter … (Alt Gr + .), it says M-b runs the command backward-word […] and async-shell-command (bound to M-&) is called.
I'm on Linux with Xorg, the terminal emulator is ...
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Emacs' C-tab seems without effect on my server through ssh
(Emacs 27.1)
On my local machine <C-tab> is linked to other-window and works well:
.emacs.d/init.el:
(global-set-key (kbd "<C-tab>") 'other-window)
When I install Emacs on a (...
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C-M-% not works in MacOS terminal
I'm fresh to emacs and following manual to practice Query-Replace operation. But I find it not work at all. Type C-h l where it shows ESC 5 seems my OS swallow some key input or emacs parse input ...
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Xmodmap modifier used for meta
I would like to set my Alt_L to trigger a meta key in emacs.
I've tried using xmodmap to set Alt_L as Mod1, Mod2, Mod3. But in emacs, when i try to type Alt_L + x (expecting M-x) it only prints "...
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