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		brabel 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Editing Code in Emacs The op is probably on Mac where emacs movements use Ctrl but FF and other apps use Cmd key, so they always work as there’s no conflict.

1718627440 4 months ago | [–]

Is there a way to enable such a mode on a Linux Desktop Environment, so most mnemonics use Super- instead of Ctrl- ?

sbrother 4 months ago | [–]

Honestly being able to use emacs movements everywhere is one of the reasons I stay on MacOS.

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