uiwjs / uiwjs/react-md-editor

support emacs keybinds on macos

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Description

MacOS has native system-wide support on emacs key bindings on text editing fields, including textarea of all major browsers. However, the default shortcuts of react-md-editor uses the ctrlcmd modifier, which breaks emacs key bindings on MacOS.

What about detecting current OS (e.g. via user agent) and set different modifiers on different os (cmd on MacOS and ctrl on Windows/Linux)?

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Research direction

Search the editor's shortcut handling for the ctrlcmd modifier and inspect how platform-specific behavior is currently selected. Confirm the desired modifier for macOS versus Windows/Linux, then verify that Emacs key bindings continue to work in text fields while the existing shortcuts remain functional elsewhere.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, react, typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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