I can not write { and } in Emacs on my Macbook Air with a Swedish keyboard layout. In all other programs I do this by pressing alt + shift + ( for { and the corresponding keys with ) for }.
How can I type { and } in emacs?
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I found the answer on StackOverflow.com:
Unable to type braces and square braces in emacs
(setq mac-option-modifier nil
mac-command-modifier 'meta
x-select-enable-clipboard t)
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This works well for Emacs app – mico Oct 11 '13 at 08:01
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1or [this one so answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/13123970/1806019) only affect the right tab – AdrieanKhisbe Nov 26 '15 at 06:33
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You likely have this problem in all command-line applications and even your shell.
Disable Use Option as Meta key in Terminal » Preferences » Settings » Keyboard.
This might be a problem for you, so other options are key remapping solutions, utility applications like Butler where you can define key sequences and map them on self-defined hotkeys, or changing your keyboard using Ukelele.
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this works for emacs launched by the command line, but you lose the use of alt as meta and have to type e.g. esc-x instea of M-X – mico Oct 11 '13 at 08:03
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@mico That's why *this might be a problem for you*. You need to choose an option here. Workarounds are Esc for Meta, or changing the keyboard layout. (Or, well, Emacs.app :-) ) – Daniel Beck Oct 11 '13 at 08:19
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I tried fondling with my keypad and found out that ctrl + alt + 8 or 9 works for curly brackets { or }
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I installed an English keyboard and changed my keyboard to English. Then press shift + Å + ^
