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C-M-... bindings in emacs -nw [duplicate]
I have an issue when I run emacs with -nw: all my C-M- bindings stop working, as C (control) doesn't register, and only the M- binding is executed.
E.g:
(global-set-key (kbd "C-M-.") '...
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C-c C-, not working in SSH terminal but it is bound
The function org-insert-structure-template is bound to C-c C-,. I can confirm that when search that function via M-x and seeing the shortcut behind the function name.
But I use Emacs (from Debian 11) ...
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Key binding in terminal emacs [duplicate]
I started to use Linux Mint. On the Terminal, I can use emacs -nw and emacs. I can't get the same key behavior about the following two configs. In particular, these settings work in emacs, but not in ...
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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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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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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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setting C-, and C-. key bindings
I am unable to set the C-, and C-. key bindings!
I tried adding the following,
(global-set-key (kbd "C-,") 'forward-char)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-.") 'forward-char)
In various ...
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Meta+Shift-Return in iTerm2 on Mac not working [duplicate]
Have you met the case that Emacs in iterm2 on Mac does not recognize M-S-RET (Meta(Option)+Shift+ Return key)? I guess it's related to the modifier key conversions in terminals.
M-S-RET is used in ...
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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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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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Return key when Emacs running inside a terminal [duplicate]
I have re-assigned the RETURN key to exit the insert state in Evil mode.
(define-key evil-insert-state-map [return] 'evil-normal-state)
But this does't work with emacs -nw in terminal. Any way to ...
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how to map <C-M-left>, <C-M-right> etc to the correct hex codes in iterm2
I'm looking to configure iterm2 to output the correct hexcodes that correspond to in emacs.
There's a whole bunch of mappings predefined but it's very cryptic.
I'm a little bit lost as to how these ...
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how can a command be bound to Ctrl-' or Ctrl-<NUM> in the terminal
I want to bind a command to C-', C-` and C-0 through C-9 keys. It's not working in the terminal
Is there a way to do so?
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