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gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-key-theme "Emacs" Yeah, the fact that there isn't UI for this basic pref says a lot about the relationship betwe

by zurn 12y ago

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-key-theme "Emacs" Yeah, the fact that there isn't UI for this basic pref says a lot about the relationship between desktop environments and "power users"... (source: http://askubuntu.com/questions/181532/emacs-keybindings-in-ubuntu-12-04 http://askubuntu.com/questions/181532/emacs-keybindings-in-u...)

0942v8653 12y ago
I just tried that in Elementary and it doesn't work :( I'm sure I'll find a way, but I'm starting to realize that the Cocoa Text System is pretty great compared to what other OSes have.
- tomjakubowski 12y ago
  What didn't work about it? I have this in my .gtkrc-2.0: gtk-key-theme-name="Emacs" And this in ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini: [Settings] gtk-key-theme-name = Emacs If those settings appear in both places, after restarting a GTK+ application the bindings should just work. They actually work better than in OS X because you're free to use the Alt/Meta shortcuts to skip words without reaching for the cursor keys. There are a couple of GTK+ applications that annoyingly override the shortcuts, like Pidgin for example (which binds C-w to "close window").