emacsKeyBindings

Switches key actions between standard actions and those used in the Emacs text editor.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server OS: mac, windows, linux Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

set the emacsKeyBindings to {true | false}

# Examples

set the emacsKeyBindings to true

# Description

Use the emacsKeyBindings property if you're familiar with Emacs and prefer to use its standard keystrokes for text editing.

Emacs is a text editor which is popular among Unix users. It uses keystrokes and key combinations different from the standard LiveCode keys. For example: * Control-V moves the insertion point down a page * Control-Y pastes the contents of the clipboard * Control-A moves the insertion point to the beginning of the line * Control-F moves the insertion point forward one character * Delete backspaces over the previous character

(For a complete list of supported key bindings, see the Emacs Key Bindings Reference.)

>*Important:* keyboard equivalents for menu items > take precedence over the Emacs key bindings. If one of > the key bindings is already in use as a menu item > keyboard equivalent, it cannot be used for text editing. (For this > reason, some of the Emacs key bindings do not function as expected in > the development environment.)

# Tags

ui,

# See

- **property:** lookAndFeel - **glossary:** property, keyboard equivalent, development environment, key binding, Emacs - **message:** keyDown