To clarify, when I run from the Terminal, it still launches GUI Emacs (not terminal Emacs.) On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 12:15 PM Omari Norman wrote: > I had this same problem using either Emacs 26 from emacsforosx.com or > Emacs 27 compiled using MacPorts. > > By happenstance I discovered this problem does not exist if I run Emacs > from the Terminal (by running the executable). The problem does exist if I > use "open" from the command line, if I run using Spotlight, or if I run it > from the Finder. >