How can I write braces, { and }, in Emacs on Mac OS X with a scandinavian keyboard layout?
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?
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)
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.
I tried fondling with my keypad and found out that ctrl + alt + 8 or 9 works for curly brackets { or }