[Mac-emacs-users] command-x (cut), command-c (copy) and command-v (paste)

[Rodney S. <rsp...@mc...>]

mac-emacs-users

I wanted to get command-x (cut), command-c (copy) and command-v (paste) to 
work in 21.1 on OS X.  Of course, Andrew did most of the work.  Here's his 
instructions (I'm attaching macterm.c  since you won't be able to copy and 
paste the code into emacs until after you re-compile):

add the following IF statement just before the line

   bufp->modifiers = the_modifiers;

in macterm.c in function XTread_socket.

   if (NILP (Vmac_command_key_is_meta) && (er.modifiers & cmdKey))
     the_modifiers |= alt_modifier;

Now, do a "make" and a "make install".  And, finally, you need to define 
your keys appropriately in ~/.emacs

(setq mac-command-key-is-meta nil)       ; meta key is option
(global-set-key [?\A-v] 'yank)           ; paste is command-v
(global-set-key [?\A-x] 'kill-region)    ; cut   is command-x
(global-set-key [?\A-c] 'kill-ring-save) ; copy  is command-c

Rodney
<File attached: macterm.c.gz>