My Defaultkeybinding.dict For Mac

21-04-2021

My Defaultkeybinding.dict For Mac

This post will show you how to change line movement and control key bindings in macOS to be similar to what we use in Linux (and windows).

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The following keyboard shortcuts will be added:

Sequence	Command
Ctrl+Left	Back one word
Ctrl+Right	Forward one word
Ctrl+Shift+Left	Back one word and modify selection
Ctrl+Shift+Right	Forward one word and modify selection
Home	Beginning of the line
End	End of line
Shift+Home	Beginning of the line and modify selection
Shift+End	End of line and modify selection
Ctrl+Home	Top of page
Ctrl+End	End of page
Shift+Ctrl+Home	Top of page and modify selection
Shift+Ctrl+End	End of page and modify selection

Instructions

a. First create the folder ~/Library/KeyBindings/ and then the file DefaultKeyBinding.Dict

Mac Defaultkeybinding.dict

b. Add the contents below to the new file:

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c. Restart the application you want to use

Reference:

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MacOS has a system-wide mechanism to let you define or modify the shortcut keys for text editing operations.

It lets you create keys to:

Insert math symbols, emoji, or any template text.
Move cursor by word, page up/down.
Copy, cut, paste, undo, redo.
select word, line, paragraph, select all.
upcase word, lowercase word.
new, open, save, etc.
and more.

Key Config File

Create a file at

~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict

Create the “KeyBindings” folder if you don't already have it.

Copy and past the following:

Note: if you use Unicode Characters directly in the file such as♥, you must save the file using UTF-8 encoding.

Launch or restart TextEdit or other app to start to use your changes.

The syntax in general is this:

keycode is a string that represents key press.
actionCode represents what to do.

Keycode Syntax

Action Code

Unicode Reference

If you want to create lots keys to insert math symbols or emoji, see

Sample File

Example of defining the {Home, End} keys to move to the beginning/end of line.

Here's example file for inserting Unicode characters with the ⌥option key.

Here's a example ofErgoEmacs Keybinding, one for QWERTY layout and one forDvorak Keyboard Layout:

You can look at Xcode's keybinding file at/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Resources/PBKeyBinding.dict.You can view it here: osx_keybinding_xcode.dict.txt.

Emacs Keybinding

Mac OS X by default support emacs keybindings. They are:

Ctrl+f → move forward
Ctrl+b → move backward
Ctrl+n → move down a line
Ctrl+p → move up a line
Ctrl+a → beginning of line
Ctrl+e → end of line
Ctrl+k → delete current position to end of line
Ctrl+y → paste

You can add more of emacs's

Ctrl+space → set mark
Ctrl+w → cut
Ctrl+xCtrl+x → Swap cursor position to last mark

However, i don't recommend it. Emacs's keys is very inefficient and ergonomically painful.See: Why Emacs's Keyboard Shortcuts are Painful.If you like a efficient keybinding for text editing, try:Emacs: Xah Fly Keys.

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