If anyone can tell me how to map Command to Alt, but only in a Terminal, I would be forever obliged.
Emacs using the Option key is a pain in the ass.
Adding to that:
If anyone can tell me how to map Command to Alt, but only in a Terminal, I would be forever obliged.
Emacs using the Option key is a pain in the ass. Regards,
-scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson. |
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Significantly...
This single biggest reason I don't use OSX for my primary machine.
Remapping Keys only seems to work globally... and therefore "breaks everything else"* when you configure it to work in a terminal for you. There is also another key set (home-end) that do not work as expected for me and seems to "break everything else"* when I re-define the keymap. * "break everything else" == complaints from the female majority of the house hold that things aren't working as expected and is a PITA to change behavior. |
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Greg... get iTerm
Then do this:
1) Run the program, then exit. 2) cd ~/Library/Preferences 3) cp net.sourceforge.iTerm.plist net.sourceforge.iTerm.plist.bak 4) plutil -convert xml1 net.sourceforge.iTerm.plist 5) edit the plist file, and find this section:
6) Insert the following after the <dict> (I wrote this with an Emacs macro after doing the first three by hand in the keyboard profile editor...) :
7. Save the file, then restart iTerm. All Command keys will now be remapped to their Alt equivalents. This has the side effect of completely disabling all the menu commands, but if you're like me you really won't give a rat's ass. :-) Regards,
-scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson. |
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Dude...
I put in on the Dell...
I think I might have to goto the Apple Store and check out a Mac Pro or something... and a MacBook Pro. Damn. I just wish I had about $10K laying around.... I'd blow it on those two things. |
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I'll probably end up doing 00 through FF
That XML only covers letters.
Man, this is nice. Emacs in a remote ssh to my work machine Just Works. Regards,
-scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson. |
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What, no Dvorak version?
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Use ZOC?
I haven't used it recently, but ZOC was a very powerful terminal emulator on OS/2. It runs on OS X now.
http://www.emtec.com/zoc/index.html Maybe it'll do what you need? HTH. Cheers, Scott. |
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I'll give it a try, but dang, $100 for a terminal program?
Regards,
-scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson. |
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Yeah, it's spendy. But very good.
Another, free, option is C-Kermit but I don't know if it's been updated recently.
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck80.html They request that you buy the book to fund development, or used to. Let's see... It looks like the last OS X binary was for PPC. The source is available, but... http://www.columbia....rmit/ckdaily.html Best of luck. I hope it doesn't cost much $$$ or time to solve this problem. Cheers, Scott. |
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brings back memories, porting 7bit kermit to 8bit
for a project around 1986 or so to take advantage of the 286 intel processor :-)
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C-Kermit is amazing.
:-)
Most people who have used Kermit think it's only good for transferring stuff at 128 baud across tin cans and a string, but it's actually very powerful software. It's day in the sun has certainly passed, but it's an excellent terminal emulator if you need one. Cheers, Scott. |
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Nope, no worky. BUT...
iTerm: http://sourceforge.n...release_id=628621
Then: http://hackaddict.bl...ord-in-iterm.html Follow the above for all required keys, and it works! And it's free! BWAHAHAHAHAAA! Greg, get iTerm immediately! Regards,
-scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson. |
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Excellent!
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Re: Nope, no worky. BUT...
So here I am posting from my Dell Mini9 with OSX and you *DARE* give me something that looks like I'ma gonna have to give up on Linux...
I be damned if this isn't what I've been wanting for a terminal app for a Mac. Self updating as well. Nice. Featureful. Powerful. DAMMINT! (for reals this time!) |
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:-)
I'm giddy... this was the single major pain point I have had on OS X.
Regards,
-scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson. |
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It was my single reason...
I wouldn't use OSX.
All other things I can deal with. My Term App has to be the way i want it. period. Thanks... BTW. And Yes, Steve admittedly knew about... yew bastage! |
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Re: It was my single reason...
In my defense, I didn't know about the keymapping hack!
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