send alt-space to terminal instead of capture it #13773

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opened 2026-01-31 03:51:45 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @shelper on GitHub (May 10, 2021).

currently when i press alt+space, the keybinding causes the terminal window to popup a window as below
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It would be useful if this alt+space keybinding can be sent to terminal directly, cus something l am running terminal apps like emacs which uses this keybinding for certain function

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claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 03:51:45 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 13, 2021):

Thanks for the request! Looks like this is a /duplicate of #7125. We should probably let you unbind that (but keep it bound by default to the system menu.)

@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 13, 2021): Thanks for the request! Looks like this is a /duplicate of #7125. We should probably let you unbind that (but keep it bound by default to the system menu.)
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@ghost commented on GitHub (May 13, 2021):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (May 13, 2021): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#13773