Questions tagged [key-bindings]
Keyboard shortcuts, key chords, key sequences, hotkeys, or any association between key combinations and corresponding actions in Emacs.
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Prevent `(keyboard-quit)` from closing `*compile*` windows
After a recent update to my Spacemacs install, I noticed that C-g i.e. keyboard-quit closes *compilation* buffers that result from an M-x recompile. How can I prevent this behavior? I don't want C-g ...
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How do I bind C-x p to the project.el project-prefix-map?
Following the advice of Mastering Emacs I'm trying to use the project.el package. My problem is that C-x p isn't bound to the prefix keymap and I can't figure out how to bind it correctly.
I'm pretty ...
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Binding option + arrow keys/backspace on Mac OS while still being able to enter special characters
I want to be able to bind ⌥← to move the cursor to the previous word, ⌥→ to the next word, ⌥↓ to scroll down a page etc. in Emacs on Mac OS, as in native text editing controls, but also still be able ...
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How do I use global-unset-key for non ASCII characters?
I am using QWERTZ with Czech layout and to write certain characters like { and } I have to press down option, however in my emacs (using the emacsformacosx version) the option key is bound to the Meta ...
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How to start a process with multiple arguments?
Instead running sudo su joe -s prime-run firefox in the shell I'd rather bind it to a key.
Yet, nothing happens on pressing M-n (while M-i works).
What am I doing wrong?
(setq exwm-input-global-keys
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Swap TAB and Escape in all modes including evil
Escape is too far away on modern keyboards and Tab could be easily typed as Ctrl+i in terminal applications. So I found it convenient to replace them in my alacritty terminal key bindings. I am used ...
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How to unbind the key for a specific map?
I use org, smartparens and use-package altogether. Sometimes I need to delete a heading and its subheadings. Without smartparens package I use the C-k key and it allows me to delete the heading itself ...
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Look up the key bound to a definition in a specific keymap, ignoring indirect bindings
How can I look up what key(s) are bound to a particular definition in a keymap? Basically the converse of lookup-key.
where-is-internal is almost the answer I'm looking for, but it doesn't seem to ...
asked Feb 7 at 15:16
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How can I bind F12 in serial-term mode to minicom's F12?
When I use emacs serial-term mode
Can I invoke F12 or other function keys as minicom's F12?
I tried below... but it doesn't work
(global-set-key [f12] nil)
Thank you in advance!
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Meta key sending some commands two times over Citrix VDI
I am using Emacs 26.1 on a Windows machine that I connect to via Citrix Viewer running on MacOS 11.1.
I'm using left-option as my meta key.
When using org-mode, the meta key is behaving inconsistently....
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How to specify that a package uses my key bindings
For example, I use M-s as isearch-forward:
(global-set-key (kbd "M-s") 'isearch-forward)
When I try to install isearch+ with use-package:
(use-package isearch+
:straight t)
I get the ...
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Temporary input-decode-map while inputting key sequence
I want all sequences like C-c C-p to be translated to C-c p and even C-x C-k C-e should become C-x k e.
This is easily done with e.g.
(define-key input-decode-map (kbd "C-p") (kbd "p&...
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Bindings just for text buffers created by magit?
I'm trying to create a different keybinding to abort a commit in magit. Right now, when you're editing a commit message C-c C-k is bound to with-editor-cancel, which does the trick. But I'm an evil ...
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C-^ not registering
As the title suggests, I cannot enter C-^ in emacs. It doesn't work in org-mode nor does it register anything when I try to enter it into describe-key.
If it helps at all I am on mac using emacs ...
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Can I combine key-chord-mode with evil-define-key?
I like to use evil-define-key like so:
(evil-define-key 'normal projectile-mode-map
(kbd "M-o") 'projectile-switch-to-buffer)
This is great because I can make bindings for both an emacs ...
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Bind self-insert-command in sparse keymap
I have a sparse keymap with suppress-keymap set as a parent:
(setq km (make-sparse-keymap))
(setq skm (make-keymap))
(suppress-keymap skm t)
(set-keymap-parent km skm)
(add-to-list 'emulation-mode-map-...
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gnud-dired-attach <return> based keybinding does not work
I am on gnu emacs 26.3 linux mint 20.1 and since my last OS update I cannot attach multiple files via dired using the key-binding C-c RET C-a. The message buffer indicates that C-c <return> C-a ...
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How can I bind a command to the F1 key?
If I change:
(define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c d") 'org-toggle-todo-and-fold)
to eg:
(define-key org-mode-map (kbd "F1") 'org-toggle-todo-and-fold)
This doesn't work.
Is there a ...
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Emacs ignore \n in buffer
I would like to change the default behavior in emacs when '\n' meta-characters are encountered by the cursor. The default behavior is such that at '\n',
(1) right-key sends the cursor to the beginning ...
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Copy/Paste&Cut with Spacemacs on Terminal
I'm new with emacs, and I'm a developer that uses IDE to develop, and I want to learn emacs.
I choose Spacemacs as customization because I think has a good keybinding for me, but now I miss a feature ...
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How to write an interactive function which repeats when the last key in the keybinding is repeatedly pressed? [duplicate]
I want to repeat a function when the last key in the key binding is repeatedly pressed.
For example, say the keybinding is C-n for next-line, what I want to happen is that next-line is repeated when I ...
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Key binding of a function interferes with global key binding
The key binding \ of the function w3m-show-source interferes with the function with the same key binding hydra-master-body (which I set up in the init file). I have used the function global-set-key ...
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Flyspell overwrites C, C. ; modifying local-set-key after flyspell-mode-hook fails to change behavior
Flyspell sets the keys C-. and C-,. I prefer to have other binds living on these keys. I would have assumed locally setting keys in flyspell-mode-hook would have fixed this:
(add-hook 'flyspell-...
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importmagic for python
I have the following in my .emacs.d/init.el, along the lines of what is suggested here:
(require 'importmagic)
(add-hook 'python-mode-hook 'importmagic-mode)
(define-key importmagic-mode-map (kbd &...
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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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function that takes a command and a mode-map returning the bound string
Is there a command ie: get-bounded-string that is available that performs this?
(defun no-op () nil)
(define-key dired-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-7") 'no-op)
then
(get-bound-string dired-mode-...
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The `org-set-effort` fn has changed behavior on Emacs 28? How to select an effort by index typing 1, 2, 3 etc.? instead type the entire value?
I was using Emacs 26 and put this line on top of my org-mode file:
#+PROPERTY: Effort_ALL 0:25 0:50 1:15 1:40 2:05 2:30 2:55 3:20 3:45 4:10 4:35 5:00 5:25 5:50 6:15 6:40 7:05 7:30 7:55 8:20
This ...
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Enable OS X keys in Emacs
I installed Emacs via homebrew using this Emacs bundle, https://github.com/railwaycat/homebrew-emacsmacport
This bundle has some nice OS X features but it doesn't have the OS X keyboard shortcuts ...
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Switch desktops hotkey on Windows is not ignored by Emacs
The following keys:
Ctrl-Win-Left
Ctrl-Win-Right
are used to switch desktops on Windows.
If Emacs is the active window when you use either of these keys, you get the following in the minibuffer:
If ...
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Is it possible to ignore paste operation during `C-x C-x` to jump back?
This question is related to Is it possible to bind C-u C-x C-xs behavior into C-x C-x. My main goal is to jump top of the file, type import and paste a package name and jump back where I was.
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Bind multiple keys to a command using `global-set-key` interactively
I want to bind multiple keys interactively to a single function using global-set-key.
For example, let M-. g bind to project-find-file function.
How to achieve this?
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Map maximizing window and frameset-to-register/restore frame configuration to C-x 1
Currently C-x 1 maximizes the current window. What I wish to have is to use C-x 1 to
maximize the current window (if there are more open) AND store the current frameset to an arbitrary register (eg. ...
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Make Evil Mode “s” key behave like Vim
Doom Emacs' s key does not behave like Vim's implementation. In Vim, s deletes the character under the cursor and puts you into insert mode whereas Evil Mode performs a search, similar to f and t.
Is ...
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How can we get input using emacs?
In order to compile my lua code i use this config
(defun lua-main-compile ()
"use lua to compile my lua code"
(interactive)
(compile "lua main.lua"))
In my lua code ...
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Can't run command using C-. keybinding with Evil
I'm trying to use racket-mode for programming Racket. One of the racket-mode commands is bound to C-c C-. (control c, control period).
However, whenever I try to press C-c C-., it appears to get ...
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Leave evil's insert state with Control + c
I would like to be able to leave the insert state (I think that's what it's called in emacs?) using the Ctrl+c combination I know from vim. I'm using doom-emacs in case that's important, and I'm ...
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Understanding emacs keys
I'm vim user and I've just started using emacs with evil. But one thing I'm finding really hard to understand is when do we use <C-x>, <M-x> etc. I want to understand when to use Control ...
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I need a key binding of: “M-x compile” then in Compile commant type the “Compile command: love2d /home/huseyin/Documents/Programming/Lua/”
I need a key binding of: M-x compile then in compile command type like Compile command: love2d /home/huseyin/Documents/Programming/Lua/
I am tired of doing that again and again.
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How to set leader-key-like chord sequence in Evil mode?
I am using Spacemacs with evil mode and this works:
(define-key evil-normal-state-map (kbd "m") 'set-input-method)
However, I would like to use something like this:
(define-key evil-normal-...
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Why do these two different use-package declarations (for the same package) have different effects?
What I want to accomplish is to add a keybinding C-<backspace> to the eshell-mod-map that calls func. That can be done like this,
(use-package eshell
:init
(defun add-func-keybinding ()
(...
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How to bind a keybinding to add `\textit` or `textbf` for the word, where the cursor is pointing?
I am working on a LaTex file.
Is it possible to bind a keybinding to add \textit or textbf for the word, where the cursor is pointing?
For example, cursor is on top of word hello:
hello converted ...
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How can I bind `C-c C-j` to always do `org-journal-new-entry`?
I did:
(use-package org-journal
:ensure t
:defer t
:config
(setq org-journal-dir "~/org/journal/"
org-journal-date-format "%A, %d %B %Y"
org-journal-time-...
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Can I use Right Alt/Ctrl Keys as Alt/Super/Hyper modifier keys of Emacs in Windows 10?
I noticed that I've rarely used Right Control Key and Right Alt Key in my keyboard, so I'm wondering if I can use them as Alt/Super/Hyper modifier key in Emacs.
Is such a thing possible in Windows 10?
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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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Any way to remap the meta key with evil?
Function modifiers in Emacs conflicts with many hotkeys I have (for example, conflicts with i3wm). By using evil I could use evil to avoid most of conflict hotkeys.
However, I do still need to use ...
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Can we do `C-c >` and `>` and `>` to continue indentation
I am using following answer to handle indentations Emacs bulk indent for Python
C-c > or C-c C-l shifts the region 4 spaces to the right
C-c < or C-c C-r shifts the region 4 spaces to the left
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Defining keyboard shortcuts from an argument in a function
I would like to write a command that defines key bindings for me, so that I can feed in key y (for example) and have it define key bindings for M-y, C-y etc.
I'm trying to concat the command argument ...
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How can I stop iso-transl running
I have run the macport emacs 27 on macOS.
The bindings of my keys as as per mac-keys-mode (and aquamacs) and have Command key acting as alt.
Thus all my key bindings are A-key
This normally works.
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Binding XF86Cut and XF86Copy to Emacs Commands
I have a keyboard with dedicated keys for XF86Cut, XF86Copy, XF86Paste. I want to bind these to Emacs commands. The goal is get the usual behavior for cut-and-paste between Emacs, my terminal, and my ...
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How to prevent M-TAB to print “;9~”
I have defined a key-binding for M-TAB , as follows:
(global-set-key (kbd "M-TAB") 'suspend-frame)
This works fine but once in a while it prints ;9~. I am not sure the main cause of this. ...
