branch: externals/ergoemacs-mode
commit 4769abe4f20a677977cc40adef943c2174cf746b
Author: Walter Landry <wlan...@caltech.edu>
Commit: Walter Landry <wlan...@caltech.edu>
Update Mac instructions to swap Command and Alt
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@@ -1853,14 +1853,26 @@ You have some options to get to copy and paste:
#+END_SRC
-*** I want to modify my modifiers to work differently on a mac
-Ergoemacs-mode uses the option as an alt key because you can press it
-with a thumb. If you want a different option, set:
+*** I want to use the Command key as Meta on a mac
+The default for Emacs on the mac maps the Alt key to Meta and
+Command to Super. Because Ergoemacs-mode uses the Meta key so
+extensively, you may want to swap this mapping. To swap them, set:
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-(setq ergoemacs-use-mac-command-as-meta nil)
+(setq ns-command-modifier 'meta)
+(setq ns-alternate-modifier 'super)
#+END_SRC
+Note that this can interfere with some global shortcuts. For example,
+Ergoemacs-mode uses Meta-SPC to set the mark. However, typing Command-SPC
+ordinarily brings up Spotlight. To disable this and allow Ergoemacs
+to use this binding, go into
+
+```
+System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Spotlight
+```
+
+and disable that binding.
* Tips
** Gradual Adoption
:PROPERTIES:
