John Mastro writes: > Sharon Kimble wrote: >> How can I map my alpha-ENTER to be the same as my numerical-ENTER please? >> >> I'm using a 'standard usb keyboard' (that's what it says on the >> underside anyway) and I'm finding that when using emacs as normal I can >> only accept entries on my dropdown word-prompt (I type in 3-4 letters >> and it pops up a list of possible solutions) using the numerical-ENTER. >> Also if it shows a possible one-word solution for auto-complete by the >> grey letters to finish the word, I can only accept using the >> numerical-ENTER key again. > > What package are you using for completion (i.e. the thing offering > candidates via the dropdown)? I suspect the best solution will involve > adding something to that package's mode map rather than remapping the > key at a lower level in Emacs. > > If it's auto-complete, try this: > > (with-eval-after-load 'auto-complete > (define-key ac-completing-map [return] #'ac-complete)) > > I don't have a keyboard with that key handy to test it, so I'm not sure > it will help. The reason for the suggestion is that I noticed that > auto-complete only binds `ac-complete' to "\r" (aka RET), whereas > company binds both that and [return]. [return] is normally translated to > RET, but it's possible for them to have different bindings. > > Out of curiosity I tried something like the below (which was my first > thought for how to translate the "normal" enter key to the one on the > numeric keypad) but the result is not good. > > (define-key key-translation-map (kbd "RET") [kp-enter]) > Thanks John. The programme is 'flyspell-popup'. When I say 'alpha-ENTER' I mean the enter key immediately next to the alphabetical section of the keyboard, and the 'numerical-ENTER' key is immediately next to the numerical section of the keyboard. Thanks Sharon. -- A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk Debian 8.4, fluxbox 1.3.7, emacs 25.1.1