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4 changes: 1 addition & 3 deletions internal/action/defaults_darwin.go
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Expand Up @@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ var bufdefaults = map[string]string{
"Alt-{": "ParagraphPrevious",
"Alt-}": "ParagraphNext",
"Enter": "InsertNewline",
"CtrlH": "Backspace",
"CtrlH": "ToggleKeyMenu",
"Backspace": "Backspace",
"OldBackspace": "Backspace",
"Alt-CtrlH": "DeleteWordLeft",
"Alt-Backspace": "DeleteWordLeft",
"Tab": "Autocomplete|IndentSelection|InsertTab",
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"ShiftPageUp": "SelectPageUp",
"ShiftPageDown": "SelectPageDown",
"Ctrl-g": "ToggleHelp",
"Alt-g": "ToggleKeyMenu",

@dmaluka dmaluka Jun 20, 2026

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Why remove the Alt-g binding, not keep it alongside the newly added Ctrl-h? According to micro's README, the user is still able to make Alt bindings work in macOS by reconfiguring the terminal, so if we just remove this Alt-g binding, it means we introduce a regression for those macOS users who use that?

"Ctrl-r": "ToggleRuler",
"Ctrl-l": "command-edit:goto ",
"Delete": "Delete",
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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion internal/action/events.go
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Expand Up @@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ func (k KeyEvent) Name() string {
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ok := false
if s, ok = tcell.KeyNames[k.code]; !ok {
if k.code == tcell.KeyCtrlH {

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Why exactly is this needed?

s = "Ctrl-h"
ok = true
} else if s, ok = tcell.KeyNames[k.code]; !ok {
if k.code == tcell.KeyRune {
s = string(k.r)
} else {
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion runtime/help/help.md
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Expand Up @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ display. From now on, when the documentation shows a command to run (such as

For a list of the default keybindings, run `> help defaultkeys`.
For more information on keybindings, see `> help keybindings`.
To toggle a short list of important keybindings, press Alt-g.
To toggle a short list of important keybindings, press Alt-g (Ctrl-h on macOS).

## Quick-start

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion runtime/help/keybindings.md
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Expand Up @@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ conventions for text editing defaults.
"ShiftPageUp": "SelectPageUp",
"ShiftPageDown": "SelectPageDown",
"Ctrl-g": "ToggleHelp",
"Alt-g": "ToggleKeyMenu",
"Alt-g": "ToggleKeyMenu", (Ctrl-h on Mac)

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Instead of this, we should probably add a separate line for Ctrl-h on Mac, consistently with existing ones e.g.:

    "AltShiftRight":  "SelectWordRight", (Mac)
    "AltShiftLeft":   "SelectWordLeft", (Mac)
    "CtrlLeft":       "StartOfText", (Mac)
    "CtrlRight":      "EndOfLine", (Mac)

"Ctrl-r": "ToggleRuler",
"Ctrl-l": "command-edit:goto ",
"Delete": "Delete",
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions runtime/help/options.md
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Expand Up @@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ Here are the available options:
default value: `false`

* `keymenu`: display the nano-style key menu at the bottom of the screen. Note
that ToggleKeyMenu is bound to `Alt-g` by default and this is displayed in
the statusline. To disable the key binding, bind `Alt-g` to `None`.
that ToggleKeyMenu is bound to `Alt-g` (`Ctrl-h` on macOS) by default and this is displayed in
the statusline. To disable the key binding, bind `Alt-g` (or `Ctrl-h` on macOS) to `None`.

default value: `false`

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