NetBeans supports emacs-style keybindings, but for some reason it uses cmd as the "meta" key instead of alt, which seems to be the standard on OS X. (Terminal.app has a checkbox for "use option as meta key", for example.) How can I switch to using alt/option as the "meta" key for emacs-style keybindings?
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A:
Not too long ago I'd export, edit and import an xml file using the keymap panel in preferences.
Now I'd do some file renaming in ~/.netbeans/6.7/config/Keymaps/profile
The Netbeans Key Codes seem to be:
In 2008 NB 6.7.1 PC Mac
D M Meta command
S S Shift shift
O C Ctrl control
A A Alt option
dvdrtrgn
2009-08-28 23:24:32
Those files somehow represent keybindings? There don't seem to be enough of them. Also, what do I do? The files have names like A-W.shadow_hidden D-6.shadow DS-F.shadow OS-D.shadow, etc.
mjs
2009-08-30 23:10:37
A:
Actually you can go to ~/.netbeans/6.*/config/Editors/Keybings/profilename
And its a big XML file that you can edit.
Also despite his list up above, I see this in most commands.
A - option (alt)
D - command (meta)
S - Shift
O - Control
I was able to happily assign commands to use option.
Bob Spryn
2010-06-23 07:52:24
But that seems to require editing *every* command. It'd be nice to just do a mass switch, since the keybindings are systematically backwards.
Josh Bleecher Snyder
2010-07-19 21:29:21