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I use cmd for meta, there is an option for that: (setq mac-option-modifier nil mac-command-modifier 'meta)

• liyanage 13y ago
  I'll have to try that. Is this with the regular emacs in the Terminal app? Does it interfere with shortcuts like Cmd-N to open a new Terminal window?
  • jcreed 13y ago
    I use https://github.com/andymcd/cmd-key-happy https://github.com/andymcd/cmd-key-happy which swaps option and command, and which lets you whitelist keys (iirc Cmd-N is among the defaults) to be exempt from that swapping.
  • __david__ 13y ago
    That config is not for terminal Emacs. It's only for when you are running a native cocoa Emacs (like http://emacsformacosx.com http://emacsformacosx.com). For terminal I always enable option as the meta key and use the OS Character viewer for the rare times I need to type a unicode character into the terminal. Having option as meta is useful outside of Emacs, as "bash" (and other shells) use Emacs keys by default (M-d, M-f and M-b are all essential for me when I'm using bash). I wish the OS would let me use the Fn key for doing fancy unicode characters (maybe Fn+option or something)—that way I could have good unicode input and my precious meta key.
  • packetslave 13y ago
    Iterm2 will let you swap option and command. I also cheat and use Keyboard Maestro to UN-swap Cmd-Tab and Cmd-` so that application switching and window switching still works.