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Mac OS X, Emacs and Windows keyboard - remapping a key

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Mar 15, 20262007 views
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I have a Windows keyboard (MS natural 4K), I'm using Mac OS X, and I like to use Emacs. However, the default Mac OS X GUI build for Emacs has the Windows key mapped to Meta (meta typically is the Alt key). This is not very comfortable, and I would like to remap it. Note that in the rest of my envir…

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Fix for: Mac OS X, Emacs and Windows keyboard - remapping a key

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I'm not sure how your windows keys map, but you can evaluate that expression in a scratch buffer with C-x C-e until you find modifier you like and then copy it to your init.el or .emacs file.

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