Questions tagged [modifier-key]
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How can I use additional modifiers with terminal Emacs on MacOS?
I currently have
(setq ns-function-modifier 'hyper)
and it works perfectly fine on my GUI Emacs on MacOS, but it becomes a problem in terminal emacs, where it doesn't recognize the key. I was ...
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lowercase `s` as prefix in `describe-bindings`
[MacOS, running 28.2 from emacsformacos.com]
When I do describe-bindings I see that the "Global Bindings" includes a bunch of bindings with the prefix s - not S for "Shift".
What ...
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Is there a way to make the left alt key apply a sticky meta modifier?
I'm using vanilla emacs and since I'm using a nonstandard keyboard layout, I've used dual-function-keys to modify the left alt key so it sends left alt if it is tapped and right alt if it is held. I ...
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Can I fix Right Alt in console mode without needing to be root?
I am using MobaXterm on Windows 10 to access a remote Linux machine running RHEL 7.5, but this is generally applicable to Emacs (same things happen with PuTTY, for example). My connection is weak and ...
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How to create/use extra modifier keys or get a similar functionality to modifier keys?
I want C-d to act as a kind of modifier for the <left> and <right> arrow keys in a similar way to how Shift is a modifier that allows letters to be capitalized.
Shift Analogy
When I press ...
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How to bind C-S-m and avoid S-RET?
I am trying to rebind kmacro-start-macro and kmacro-end-macro to C-m and C-S-m.
But I am having some issues because of C-m being equivalent to RET, the ASCII control character "carriage return&...
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Right Control key problem when using Emacs remotely - Emacs thinks it's `C-M-`
I'm doing some remote work using Azure & Bastion to access a customer site. The problem is that in this context, with Emacs, my right Ctrl key doesn't work normally.
What it's doing instead is ...
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How to just use macOS's command key?
Can one use macOS's Command Key (⌘) as a separate modifier key from ctrl and meta?
My specific question is, is it possible to use ⌘+Q to quit emacs without altering the existing keybindings? I have ...
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How do I set the command key as Super on osX? [duplicate]
I am running the graphical version of Emacs 26.1 on osX, and I have
(when (eq system-type 'darwin)
(setq ns-command-modifier 'super))
in my init.el. However, when I do e.g. s-t, it brings up the ...
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What is Emacs' "Hyper?" key?
QMK defines Hyper as Ctrl+Shift+Alt+GUI.
XFCE4 is treating my Left super as Hyper, which also happens to be the key that was configured as Hyper in xmodmap when the shortcut was defined.
Emacs doesn't ...
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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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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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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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Forward, backward etc sexp not working
I want to use the forward-sexp function in Emacs, which on my Spacemacs for Mac is bound to C-M-f.
Similarly for the backward-sexp. However, upon pressing C- for Control, and then the Meta key, which ...
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Super-s: How to express it? Is some escaping needed in the syntax?
This code binds "Super-c" to lambda:
(global-set-key (kbd "s-c")
(lambda () (interactive) (jump-to-register 'q)))
How can I bind Super-s? They are both denoted as "s&...
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How to interpret the org-mode-map key binding?
From the docs https://org-roam.readthedocs.io/en/master/ecosystem/, org-mode-map has binding for s-Y
(use-package org-download
:after org
:bind
(:map org-mode-map
(("s-Y" . org-...
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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 there a way to use CTRL and SUPER key modifiers together in a key binding?
I would like to be able to use CTRL and SUPER key modifiers together in a key binding. Since I'm on Mac OSX I use Command key for SUPER modifier.
I tried this:
(global-set-key (kbd "C-s-i") ...
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Capital A Meaning in Emacs Syntax?
I'm familiar with M being the modifier key in Emacs syntax but I'm reading the instructions for a package and it is telling me to prepend the modifier with A.
A-M-n
I've tried a few different things ...
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