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docs:clarify that Alt-g is Option-g on macOS
nimma15 Jun 25, 2026
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feat: visually display 'Option' instead of 'Alt' in statusline on macOS
nimma15 Jun 25, 2026
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions internal/display/statusline.go
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Expand Up @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
"bytes"
"fmt"
"regexp"
"runtime"
"strconv"
"strings"

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binding := string(name[5:])
for k, v := range config.Bindings["buffer"] {
if v == binding {
if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
k = strings.Replace(k, "Alt", "Option", -1)
}
return []byte(k)
}
}
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion runtime/help/help.md
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Expand Up @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ display. From now on, when the documentation shows a command to run (such as

For a list of the default keybindings, run `> help defaultkeys`.
For more information on keybindings, see `> help keybindings`.
To toggle a short list of important keybindings, press Alt-g.
To toggle a short list of important keybindings, press Alt-g (Option-g on Mac).

## Quick-start

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Expand Up @@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ conventions for text editing defaults.
"ShiftPageUp": "SelectPageUp",
"ShiftPageDown": "SelectPageDown",
"Ctrl-g": "ToggleHelp",
"Alt-g": "ToggleKeyMenu",
"Alt-g": "ToggleKeyMenu", (Option-g on Mac)
"Ctrl-r": "ToggleRuler",
"Ctrl-l": "command-edit:goto ",
"Delete": "Delete",
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion runtime/help/options.md
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Expand Up @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ Here are the available options:
default value: `false`

* `keymenu`: display the nano-style key menu at the bottom of the screen. Note
that ToggleKeyMenu is bound to `Alt-g` by default and this is displayed in
that ToggleKeyMenu is bound to `Alt-g` (Option-g on Mac) by default and this is displayed in
the statusline. To disable the key binding, bind `Alt-g` to `None`.

default value: `false`
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