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macOS keybindings: ability to select linux keybindings

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Description

I've customized my terminal to send linux keybindings from the macos keyboard. This works great for most applications but causes an issue with micro because it revents ctrl/alt to the macos default terminal keys.

It would be great if I could pass a parameter or configure micro on my macOS machine to use the Linux key bindings.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how micro selects keybindings on macOS and where terminal key handling is configured. Determine whether the requested Linux keybinding mode belongs behind a parameter or configuration option, and verify that macOS users can select it without changing existing defaults.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, macos
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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