From: YH Tan <astyh83@gmail.com>
To: Alan Third <alan@idiocy.org>
Cc: 44533@debbugs.gnu.org, Andrii Kolomoiets <andreyk.mad@gmail.com>
Subject: bug#44533: 27.1; Mac special key modifiers not functioning as expected
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 20:09:03 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9A29D888-6780-46EC-90ED-36FB9D800480@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20a05d56-c273-471a-a23c-b9c2f62a8c2c_IMAP_ADDED_MISSING@ORVILLE>
> On Nov 10, 2020, at 19:11, Alan Third <alan@idiocy.org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Nov 09, 2020 at 11:23:13PM +0800, YH Tan wrote:
>> The functioning of certain special key modifiers doesn't seem to work as
>> expected in 27.1.
>>
>> For example, when I do:
>>
>> (setq mac-left-option-modifier 'nil)
> ^^^^
>>
>> nothing happens to the left option key, which retains its meta function.
>
> You should be using mac-option-modifier, not mac-left-option-modifier.
This would reset both option keys. I would like to retain meta on the right.
>
>> If I use:
>>
>> (setq mac-option-modifier 'nil)
>> (setq mac-right-option-modifier 'meta)
>>
>> the left option key is revived, but the right option key fails to capture
>> some of the regular meta keybindings, such as org-do-promote/demote,
>> org-move-subtree-up/down etc.
>>
>> The error can be replicated with emacs -Q and evaluating the above
>> functions.
>
> I can't replicate this.
>
>> option+up/down/left/right doesn’t do anything on its own in the system.
>>
>> In org-mode ‘C-h k’ just ignores the meta key and returns the arrow or
>> RET key (in the case of org-insert-heading). Only things like ‘M-x’
>> works with the reset right option in this case.
>
> This actually sounds suspiciously like you've remapped fn as option in
> the system preferences. The fn key has some strange behaviours when
> used with "control" keys like the arrows.
>
Yes. I do have:
(setq mac-function-modifier 'meta)
which maps function to meta. You mean this can actually interfere with the right-option meta key?
I’ve been using the same setup for previous versions of emacs without problem.
> Do you have any other remapping set up? Are you using a USB keyboard?
>
> --
> Alan Third
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Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-11-09 15:23 bug#44533: 27.1; Mac special key modifiers not functioning as expected YH Tan
2020-11-09 20:14 ` Andrii Kolomoiets
[not found] ` <ED2E9441-302C-4D7F-85E2-4E01027E7205@gmail.com>
2020-11-10 9:55 ` Andrii Kolomoiets
2020-11-10 11:11 ` Alan Third
2020-11-10 12:09 ` YH Tan [this message]
2020-11-10 13:11 ` Alan Third
2020-11-13 16:47 ` Alan Third
2020-12-14 20:39 ` Alan Third
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