xahlee/xah-fly-keys

'execute-extended-command' requires entering into the insert mode to enter a command

wvwwvwwv opened this issue · 4 comments

wvwwvwwv commented

Thanks all for the great piece of code that eases the pain in my fingers.

One question. Whenever I try M-x in the command mode (querty: 'a'), I additionally have to press 'f' in order to start writing something into minibuffer. Is it by design? Or a flaw in the design?

xahlee commented

that doesn't happen to me. When i press 'a' or space return, it is switched to insert mode in minibuffer.

wvwwvwwv commented

Thanks for your comment. Let me briefly describe my reproducible scenario.

Env.

macOS 11.2 MacBook Air M1 2020 Emacs 27.1
CAPSLOCK <-> ctrl replaced.
Default terminal with ‘option’ sending META turned on.
.emacs
(xah-fly-keys-set-layout "qwerty")
(global-set-key (kbd "M-<SPC>") 'xah-fly-command-mode-activate)

Scenario.

  • Run emacs
  • M-<SPC>: command mode
  • ‘a’: open minibuffer, showing “M-x”
  • Press ‘a’: error, [Command attempted to use minibuffer while in minibuffer]
  • Press ‘f’: now, typing characters is allowed
DivineDominion commented

@wvwwvwwv I recently picked up XFK and this doesn't happen on my machine, either. (macOS, too) -- when the command runs, it switches to insert mode in the minibuffer. (In fact, I found this quite confusing :))

wvwwvwwv commented

Thanks for your time to test it. I guess that my emacs settings are somehow inconsistent. I’ll close the issue.