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I have a mac-book-air. I swapped my Alt & Win with xmodmap as per linux post like so:

keycode 64 = Alt_L
keycode 133 = Super_L
remove Mod1 = Alt_L
remove Mod4 = Super_L
add Mod1 = Super_L
add Mod4 = Alt_L

Then I apply it via: 

xmodmap xmodmap.file

(btw, I can't seem to apply this directly at system start up, I have to run this maybe 1 min after bootup as otherwise changes don't seem to apply).

Now my Alt+tab works properly in my window manager but for some apps (e.g Emacs or firefox), but in Emacs meta(alt) and Super(cmd) are not swapped. I.e, s-x and M-x are not swapped.

Do you have any tips/advise/things to try? ( Is it possible to re-map these from inside emacs itself?

Background:
- I'm using MATE Desktop. - I tried Gnome Tweak Tool to swap alt & cmd, but it doesn't seem to function under MATE Desktop.

[Edit]
- This issue occurs only in GUI's , e.g emacs/firefox. In terminal it get's the right keys.
- I have tried re-starting emacs/firefox, restarting system, applying the change then start emacs/firefox. No Luck.

Rui F Ribeiro
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  • This might not be on-topic there, but I'll just mention there is a emacs.stackexchange.com. – Faheem Mitha Apr 11 '15 at 23:55
  • Hello, thank you for mentioning this. I updated the question. The issue seems to come up in other apps also, e.g in firefox but not in terminal. – Leo Ufimtsev Apr 12 '15 at 00:26

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