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Scaraux
Scaraux

Reputation: 4152

Simplest configuration for Emacs (OS X)

I use Emacs everyday on my PC, running on Ubuntu... I use to run it directly on the terminal, with the "emacs -nw option". I also have a mac, running on OS-X Yosemite, but I can't figure how to configure it.

On my Ubuntu, I do "M-i" to do some tabulations, and every shortcuts are working properly.

But on my mac, by default, the Alt key isn't set as the meta key. I can set the option "Alt key as virtual key" in the Terminal preferences, but if set this option, I can't write "braces" anymore because "Alt + (" writes now a some parenthesis.

I tried many times some options, some .emacs configurations found on the internet, but nothing worked. All I want, is my OS X Emacs working like an ordinary Linux emacs. I also tried AquaEmacs, but I can't run it from the terminal... Could someone tell me a basic configuration, or maybe an other version of emacs ?

Thanks for the help !

Upvotes: 0

Views: 158

Answers (1)

Scaraux
Scaraux

Reputation: 4152

I am answering back my own question as I found a solution. My advice would be to use the ITerm terminal instead of the native OS X Terminal App. Iterm allows more flexibility, and thus, more ways to configure meta keys.

Upvotes: 1

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