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I am running emacs 24.3 through the terminal on OS X 10.8.4. I would like to modify the meta-key which is currently set to be the ESC key. I have successfully changed the meta-key from ESC to option/alt however I am interested in remapping the meta-key to be the left-shift key.
- How can I change the meta-key in emacs running from the terminal to any other key?
- Specifically, I would like to change the meta-key to left-shift as this would be really close to where my fingers are usually placed.
- Can this be configured through emacs via emacs-lisp? Or, must this be configured through OS X settings such as how I changed the caps-lock key?
All help is greatly appreciated!
CodeKingPlusPlus
Posted 2013-06-13T13:06:25.950
Reputation: 261
Ummm... Isn't Meta alt? Or have you not yet fixed the default terminal key bindings so that alt actually works...? – demure – 2013-06-13T13:11:32.167
I have made a few customizations here and there by searching the web and finding what I like, but I do not remember "default terminal key bindings" so how would I do that? – CodeKingPlusPlus – 2013-06-13T13:17:59.310
Terminal -> Preferences -> Settings -> click your profile -> Keyboard -> "Use option as Meta key". That way you have a normal terminal. Also, I would suggest iTerm2 over terminal.app, but that is a digression. – demure – 2013-06-13T13:24:46.760
Is it possible to change the meta-key to ANY combination of keys? Right now I have
M-xbound to\C-x\C-m. – CodeKingPlusPlus – 2013-06-13T18:55:45.393Also, there is no, "Use option as Meta key" under the keyboard tab on my machine OS X 10.8.4 – CodeKingPlusPlus – 2013-06-13T18:59:51.677
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It's there, at the bottom. (terminal.app) picture
– demure – 2013-06-13T20:19:31.997