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How do I enable Emacs key bindings in XChat?

April 26, 2017bindings Emacs enable key xchat

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How do I enable Emacs key bindings in XChat?

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The standard Emacs key bindings, such as CTRL-w, CTRL-u etc, are supported by GTK+ 2.0, but normally disabled. If you run Gnome 2, you can re-enable them in your Gnome menu under: Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts. Note: This doesn’t work in the latest Gnome (2.8 and newer). In this case, you need to run “gconf-editor”, and directly change the key /desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_key_theme from “Default” to “Emacs”. Then you need to re-start XChat. If you don’t use Gnome 2, but still want Emacs key bindings, it’s beyond the scope of this document. You might find some hints here: GTK+ 2.4.0 release notes.