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feat(editor): add an Emacs keybindings preset to the Monaco file editor - #40206
Adds an "Emacs" choice to Settings → General → Editor Keybindings, so the code editor can use Emacs movement, mark, and kill-ring keys. It is off by default.
What Changed
New editorKeybindings setting (default | emacs) and a Settings control for it.
With the Emacs preset on, the editable full-height file editor attaches monaco-emacs and shows a one-row echo area for the pending prefix (C-x) and Mark set. Read-only diffs and inline previews are unchanged.
monaco-emacs is imported lazily, so the Default keymap does not load it.
C-x C-s saves through Orca's normal save path.
Plain Tab indents instead of running upstream's formatDocument; C-x h and S-C-z fill two upstream gaps.
Pins the bare monaco-editor import to its ESM entry, because CommonJS monaco-emacs would otherwise load Monaco's AMD bundle (define is not defined).
Why
Users coming from Emacs have no way to keep their editing keys in Orca's editor. This is a smaller, standalone version of #31496, which was +3093 lines and stacked on #9755. It covers only the preset itself.
tests/e2e/emacs-keybindings-file-editor.spec.ts (@golden, headless Electron): preset attaches to the live editor, C-x echo and C-g, mark + M-w + C-y, C-k / C-y, Tab indents, C-x C-s writes to disk with autosave off.
pnpm tc:web, pnpm tc:node, pnpm run check:code-quality:changed, localization coverage.
pnpm check:changed also reported failures in unrelated tests. server-hook-session-binding and notifications-external-acknowledgement fail the same way on clean main; three worktree-deletion and Codex test files fail only in the full run and pass in isolation here.
I manually tested these changes locally
Automated tests added/updated, or explained why not below
Every added test fails without this change and avoids the test anti-patterns
Risk
Level: Low
The preset is opt-in, so Default users only gain a lazy-loaded branch and the Monaco alias. The riskiest part is that alias, since it changes how every bare monaco-editor import resolves; deep monaco-editor/esm/... imports are not affected. A plain revert backs it out, and a saved emacs value falls back to Default.
AI Disclosure
Written with Claude Code (Claude Opus 5.5): implementation, tests and this description, reviewed and run by me.
Review
Cross-platform: the keymap runs in the renderer on every platform, but only macOS was run locally. SSH/remote: no change, it is a renderer-side editor keymap. Agents/integrations: none touched. Performance: lazy import, nothing loaded on the Default keymap. UI: one 22px row, only with the preset on. Security: one new dev-bundled dependency, no IPC or file access.
Agent skill upstream boundary
Not applicable, or this change copies or mechanically translates no upstream skill-installer source, tests, fixtures, registry entries, path tables, comments, or documentation.
Notes
Known limitation on Linux/Windows: chords that are also Orca shortcuts (for example Ctrl+P, Ctrl+W, Ctrl+B) still run the Orca shortcut, because the main process resolves them first. Yielding them to a focused Emacs editor is a planned follow-up, as are the C-s isearch keys and the window commands.
Known upstream limitation: C-u numeric arguments do not work with Monaco 0.55.
New dependency: monaco-emacs@0.3.0 (last release 2022, verified on Monaco 0.55.1).
Compatibility: editorKeybindings is a new optional setting; older clients ignore it.
Checklist
This PR is small and focused
I explained what changed and why (ELI5, the user-facing before/after, the mechanism, and why over the alternatives)
I stated the risk: what could break, for whom, and how to back it out
Before/after screenshots or videos attached for UI changes, or N/A with reason
Self-reviewed for correctness, security, and performance
Cross-platform, SSH/remote, and path/shortcut impact considered (or N/A)
pnpm lint, pnpm typecheck, pnpm test, and pnpm build pass (or CI will cover; local preferred)
Adds Default and Emacs editor keybinding presets and exposes them in localized editor settings. When Emacs is selected for an editable, full-height Monaco editor, the application installs the Emacs extension, displays its status bar, and routes save commands to that editor. The changes also add unit and end-to-end tests for the setting and Emacs mode.
Merge Risk: Moderate · up to fb1b7
On Linux and Windows, an Emacs editing command can open the worktree palette instead of editing the file. Resolve or explicitly accept this shortcut conflict before merging.
Pre-merge checks: 3 · 2
Failed checks: 2 warnings
Check name
Status
Explanation
Resolution
Linked Issues check
Directly linked issue #30055 is open, so its coding requirements apply. Status by requirement:
- Met: Add an emacs value to editorKeybindings with default 'default' [#30055]. `editor-keybinding…
Implement the editor-first Emacs routing that #30055 requires, or obtain maintainer agreement to narrow the linked scope and update the issue. To implement it:
1. Add an editor keybinding context in src/shared/keybindings and `use-glob…
Docstring Coverage
Docstring coverage is 12.50% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documenta…
Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Passed checks: 3 passed
Check name
Status
Explanation
Title check
The title "feat(editor): add an Emacs keybindings preset to the Monaco file editor" states the main change. The changeset adds an opt-in Emacs editor keybindings setting, the lazy-loaded monaco-emacs …
Description check
The description follows the repository template. It includes ELI5, What Changed, Why, Linked Issue (Fixes #30055), Visual Proof with before and after videos, Testing, Risk (Level: Low), AI Disclosure,…
Out of Scope Changes check
The changed-file set maps to the Emacs preset and its required support:
- Setting and defaults: editor-keybindings-preset.ts, global-settings-base.ts, default-global-settings.ts. - Settings con…
Full details: Title check
Explanation
The title "feat(editor): add an Emacs keybindings preset to the Monaco file editor" states the main change. The changeset adds an opt-in Emacs editor keybindings setting, the lazy-loaded monaco-emacs integration in the Monaco file editor, and the status bar. The title is specific, short, and matches the primary objective in the PR objectives. It uses a conventional commit prefix, which is acceptable.
Full details: Description check
Explanation
The description follows the repository template. It includes ELI5, What Changed, Why, Linked Issue (Fixes #30055), Visual Proof with before and after videos, Testing, Risk (Level: Low), AI Disclosure, Review, Agent skill upstream boundary, Notes, and Checklist. It explains the mechanism, the alias change, the rollback path, and known limitations. Two checklist items are unchecked: before/after screenshots are attached as videos, so the first unchecked item is stale, and the lint, typecheck, test, and build item is unchecked without a stated reason. The Testing section also reports unrelated failing tests on main, which a reviewer should confirm.
Full details: Out of Scope Changes check
Explanation
The changed-file set maps to the Emacs preset and its required support:
Setting and defaults: editor-keybindings-preset.ts, global-settings-base.ts, default-global-settings.ts.
Settings control and search: EditorKeybindingsSetting.tsx and its test, GeneralEditorSettingsSection.tsx, general-editor-search.ts.
Editor integration: MonacoEditor.tsx, monaco-emacs-mode.ts and its test, use-monaco-emacs-mode.ts.
Localization: 11 locale files add the same setting strings. These support the new setting.
Dependency: monaco-emacs in package.json. The lockfile is an ignored path and was not inspected. Its exclusion does not affect this verdict.
Build: monaco-editor-esm-alias.ts, electron.vite.config.ts, and vite.web.config.ts. The bare monaco-editor alias prevents the AMD bundle from loading through monaco-emacs. The PR description records this as a required change.
Tests: monaco-emacs-mode.test.ts, EditorKeybindingsSetting.test.tsx, and the e2e spec.
No changed file lies outside the preset or its direct support. One inconsistency exists. The PR description says plain Tab indents instead of running formatDocument. The e2e summary says the test confirms that Tab formats the document. This affects test accuracy, not scope. The author should check which behavior the test asserts.
Full details: Linked Issues check
Explanation
Directly linked issue #30055 is open, so its coding requirements apply. Status by requirement:
Met: Add an emacs value to editorKeybindings with default 'default' [#30055]. editor-keybindings-preset.ts, global-settings-base.ts, default-global-settings.ts, and the Settings control and search entry implement this.
Met: Lazy attachment to writable, full-height editors, with disposal on toggle or unmount [#30055]. MonacoEditor.tsx gates useMonacoEmacsMode on editable and full-height. The lazy import and cleanup appear in monaco-emacs-mode.ts and use-monaco-emacs-mode.ts. Tests cover install, cancel, and disposal.
Met, deferrable: Redo (S-C-z) and C-x h are implemented in monaco-emacs-mode.ts. Search wiring is deferrable under the issue text.
Unmet: Editor-first handling of Emacs chords on Linux and Windows while a Monaco editor or its find widget has focus [#30055, item 3]. No file under src/shared/keybindings, use-global-keybindings.ts, or main-window-shortcut-routing.ts appears in the changed-file set. The PR description lists this as a follow-up.
Unmet: Settings → Shortcuts note on affected rows [#30055, item 3]. No changed file covers this.
Unmet: IME composition is never intercepted [#30055, item 4]. No change or test covers IME handling.
Not established: macOS Meta keys match the physical key (event.code) so Option acts as Meta only inside the editor [#30055, item 4]. The after-video shows Meta movement, but the changed files show no event.code handling. The author relies on monaco-emacs bindings. This needs confirmation.
Unmet: Tests for per-platform shortcut suppression, editor versus terminal or app focus, and IME [#30055, delivery]. The e2e spec and unit tests cover only the preset, mark, kill ring, save, and echo area.
The PR description states that it covers only the preset and that shortcut yielding is a follow-up. Items 3 and 4 and the IME requirement are not in the deferrable list in #30055. The PR therefore does not meet the linked issue requirements.
Resolution
Implement the editor-first Emacs routing that #30055 requires, or obtain maintainer agreement to narrow the linked scope and update the issue. To implement it:
Add an editor keybinding context in src/shared/keybindings and use-global-keybindings.ts. While a Monaco editor or its find widget has focus and the Emacs preset is on, leave the listed Emacs chords to the editor on Linux and Windows.
Update the main-process allowlist in main-window-shortcut-routing.ts so the same chords reach the renderer when the editor is focused.
Add a Settings → Shortcuts note on the affected rows, shown only when the Emacs preset is on.
Do not intercept IME composition events.
Confirm macOS Option-as-Meta handling uses event.code. Add code if the current behavior depends on monaco-emacs alone.
Add tests for: suppression per platform, editor versus terminal or app focus, the preset on and off, and IME composition.
If the scope is narrowed, the linked issue or this PR must state that items 3 and 4 and the IME requirement are excluded.
Full details: Docstring Coverage
Explanation
Docstring coverage is 12.50% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentation-only edits and deletions within surviving functions are included; unchanged diff context and fully deleted functions are excluded. Analyzed 8 functions across 15 files. (12 skipped: 12 unsupported.)
Resolution
Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Verification ran but could not confirm this finding. It is shown for review, not as a verified issue.
Handle a failed new mod.EmacsExtension(...) or extension.start() after hooksByEditor.set.
hooksByEditor.set runs before the extension is built. If the constructor or start() throws, the hook entry stays in the map. The caller catches the error and never receives a controller to dispose. The stale entry is bound to an editor that has no Emacs mode. The leak is small because the map is a WeakMap. Move the set call after extension.start(), or delete the entry in a catch block.
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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Failed pre-merge checks:
- Linked Issues check:
Implement the editor-first Emacs routing that #30055 requires, or obtain
maintainer agreement to narrow the linked scope and update the issue. To
implement it:
1. Add an `editor` keybinding context in `src/shared/keybindings` and
`use-global-keybindings.ts`. While a Monaco editor or its find widget has focus
and the Emacs preset is on, leave the listed Emacs chords to the editor on Linux
and Windows.
2. Update the main-process allowlist in `main-window-shortcut-routing.ts` so the
same chords reach the renderer when the editor is focused.
3. Add a Settings → Shortcuts note on the affected rows, shown only when the
Emacs preset is on.
4. Do not intercept IME composition events.
5. Confirm macOS Option-as-Meta handling uses `event.code`. Add code if the
current behavior depends on `monaco-emacs` alone.
6. Add tests for: suppression per platform, editor versus terminal or app focus,
the preset on and off, and IME composition.
If the scope is narrowed, the linked issue or this PR must state that items 3
and 4 and the IME requirement are excluded.
- Docstring Coverage:
Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage
threshold.
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nl -ba src/renderer/src/hooks/ipc-events/settings-sidebar-ipc-bridge.ts | sed -n '1,55p;165,205p'; rg -n -F 'registerSettingsSidebarIpcBridge' src/renderer/src/hooks; nl -ba src/renderer/src/components/editor/MonacoEditor.tsx | sed -n '280,355p'; nl -ba src/main/window/main-window-shortcut-routing.ts | sed -n '39,63p;112,132p'
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Yield Emacs chords before dispatching app shortcuts
On Linux and Windows, Control+k can open the worktree palette instead of killing the line in a focused Emacs file editor. Make main-process shortcut routing yield editor-owned chords while that writable editor has focus. Preserve app shortcuts outside that context.
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ELI5
Adds an "Emacs" choice to Settings → General → Editor Keybindings, so the code editor can use Emacs movement, mark, and kill-ring keys. It is off by default.
What Changed
editorKeybindingssetting (default|emacs) and a Settings control for it.monaco-emacsand shows a one-row echo area for the pending prefix (C-x) andMark set. Read-only diffs and inline previews are unchanged.monaco-emacsis imported lazily, so the Default keymap does not load it.C-x C-ssaves through Orca's normal save path.formatDocument;C-x handS-C-zfill two upstream gaps.monaco-editorimport to its ESM entry, because CommonJSmonaco-emacswould otherwise load Monaco's AMD bundle (define is not defined).Why
Users coming from Emacs have no way to keep their editing keys in Orca's editor. This is a smaller, standalone version of #31496, which was +3093 lines and stacked on #9755. It covers only the preset itself.
Linked Issue
Fixes #30055
Visual Proof
Before: no Meta keys, and
C-SPCopens autocomplete instead of setting a mark.orca-emacs-preset-before.webm
After (Settings → General → Editor Keybindings → Emacs): movement, mark +
M-w+C-y,C-k/C-y, theC-xecho withC-g, andC-x C-ssave.orca-emacs-preset-after.webm
Testing
Platforms: macOS (Apple Silicon) locally.
Unit: adapter lifecycle, echo area,
C-x C-srouting, cancelled install, Settings control.tests/e2e/emacs-keybindings-file-editor.spec.ts(@golden, headless Electron): preset attaches to the live editor,C-xecho andC-g, mark +M-w+C-y,C-k/C-y, Tab indents,C-x C-swrites to disk with autosave off.pnpm tc:web,pnpm tc:node,pnpm run check:code-quality:changed, localization coverage.pnpm check:changedalso reported failures in unrelated tests.server-hook-session-bindingandnotifications-external-acknowledgementfail the same way on clean main; three worktree-deletion and Codex test files fail only in the full run and pass in isolation here.I manually tested these changes locally
Automated tests added/updated, or explained why not below
Every added test fails without this change and avoids the test anti-patterns
Risk
Level: Low
The preset is opt-in, so Default users only gain a lazy-loaded branch and the Monaco alias. The riskiest part is that alias, since it changes how every bare
monaco-editorimport resolves; deepmonaco-editor/esm/...imports are not affected. A plain revert backs it out, and a savedemacsvalue falls back to Default.AI Disclosure
Written with Claude Code (Claude Opus 5.5): implementation, tests and this description, reviewed and run by me.
Review
Cross-platform: the keymap runs in the renderer on every platform, but only macOS was run locally. SSH/remote: no change, it is a renderer-side editor keymap. Agents/integrations: none touched. Performance: lazy import, nothing loaded on the Default keymap. UI: one 22px row, only with the preset on. Security: one new dev-bundled dependency, no IPC or file access.
Agent skill upstream boundary
Notes
C-sisearch keys and the window commands.C-unumeric arguments do not work with Monaco 0.55.monaco-emacs@0.3.0(last release 2022, verified on Monaco 0.55.1).editorKeybindingsis a new optional setting; older clients ignore it.Checklist
N/Awith reasonpnpm lint,pnpm typecheck,pnpm test, andpnpm buildpass (or CI will cover; local preferred)🤖 Generated with Claude Code
https://claude.ai/code/session_01FTFeJUuvUwVDC3CFsWJLrA