NORMAL mode not working.

[zenny]

Hi,

I borrowed the configs from https://github.com/DogLooksGood/dogEmacs. I just made changes to init-modal.el as follows:

;;; -*- lexical-binding: t -*-

(straight-use-package 'meow)
;; (setq meow-use-dynamic-face-color nil)

(defun meow-setup ()
  (setq meow-cheatsheet-layout meow-cheatsheet-layout-qwerty)
  (meow-motion-overwrite-define-key
   '("j" . meow-next)
   '("k" . meow-prev))
  (meow-leader-define-key
   ;; SPC j/k will run the original command in MOTION state.
   '("j" . "H-j")
   '("k" . "H-k")
   ;; Use SPC (0-9) for digit arguments.
   '("1" . meow-digit-argument)
   '("2" . meow-digit-argument)
   '("3" . meow-digit-argument)
   '("4" . meow-digit-argument)
   '("5" . meow-digit-argument)
   '("6" . meow-digit-argument)
   '("7" . meow-digit-argument)
   '("8" . meow-digit-argument)
   '("9" . meow-digit-argument)
   '("0" . meow-digit-argument)
   '("/" . meow-keypad-describe-key)
   '("?" . meow-cheatsheet))
  (meow-normal-define-key
   '("0" . meow-expand-0)
   '("9" . meow-expand-9)
   '("8" . meow-expand-8)
   '("7" . meow-expand-7)
   '("6" . meow-expand-6)
   '("5" . meow-expand-5)
   '("4" . meow-expand-4)
   '("3" . meow-expand-3)
   '("2" . meow-expand-2)
   '("1" . meow-expand-1)
   '("-" . negative-argument)
   '(";" . meow-reverse)
   '("," . meow-inner-of-thing)
   '("." . meow-bounds-of-thing)
   '("[" . meow-beginning-of-thing)
   '("]" . meow-end-of-thing)
   '("a" . meow-append)
   '("A" . meow-open-below)
   '("b" . meow-back-word)
   '("B" . meow-back-symbol)
   '("c" . meow-change)
   '("d" . meow-delete)
   '("D" . meow-backward-delete)
   '("e" . meow-next-word)
   '("E" . meow-next-symbol)
   '("f" . meow-find)
   '("g" . meow-cancel-selection)
   '("G" . meow-grab)
   '("h" . meow-left)
   '("H" . meow-left-expand)
   '("i" . meow-insert)
   '("I" . meow-open-above)
   '("j" . meow-next)
   '("J" . meow-next-expand)
   '("k" . meow-prev)
   '("K" . meow-prev-expand)
   '("l" . meow-right)
   '("L" . meow-right-expand)
   '("m" . meow-join)
   '("n" . meow-search)
   '("o" . meow-block)
   '("O" . meow-to-block)
   '("p" . meow-yank)
   '("q" . meow-quit)
   '("Q" . meow-goto-line)
   '("r" . meow-replace)
   '("R" . meow-swap-grab)
   '("s" . meow-kill)
   '("t" . meow-till)
   '("u" . meow-undo)
   '("U" . meow-undo-in-selection)
   '("v" . meow-visit)
   '("w" . meow-mark-word)
   '("W" . meow-mark-symbol)
   '("x" . meow-line)
   '("X" . meow-goto-line)
   '("y" . meow-save)
   '("Y" . meow-sync-grab)
   '("z" . meow-pop-selection)
   '("'" . repeat)
    '("<escape>" . mode-line-other-buffer)))

(require 'meow)
;; ;; (meow-setup)
;;(meow-global-mode 1)
(meow-setup-indicator)

(provide 'init-modal)

Despite evaluating the buffer, none of the keybindings appears to work, but reports j is undefined and it goes on with everything!

Could not figure out exactly why it is not working?

[Linerre]

Hello @zenny,

You just commented out the (meow-global-mode 1) line, which is supposed to enable meow.
The creator's configs for both qwerty and Dvorak all have this line uncommented.

The config he's using currently also includes that line, conditionally, though:
https://github.com/DogLooksGood/meomacs/blob/master/editor.org#meow

Could you try to uncomment that line to see if meow works?

[zenny]

Hello @Linerre

Hello @zenny,

Thanks for your input.

You just commented out the (meow-global-mode 1) line, which is supposed to enable meow. The creator's configs for both qwerty and Dvorak all have this line uncommented.

I have tried with the meow-global-mode 1 which didn't work. So I commented our the line and tried to make it work by manually enabling the micromode (M-x meow-global-mode). But no go.

The config he's using currently also includes that line, conditionally, though: https://github.com/DogLooksGood/meomacs/blob/master/editor.org#meow

Could you try to uncomment that line to see if meow works?

Already done, but no go. :(

[Linerre]

Did you also uncomment the (meow-setup) line? This line will make all your keybindings above effective.
And then (global-meow-mode 1) enables meow.

It seems you successfully installed meow (via straight.el), since you haven't mentioned any errors saying any meow-xxx command is void.

[zenny]

Did you also uncomment the (meow-setup) line? This line will make all your keybindings above effective. And then (global-meow-mode 1) enables meow.

@Linerre Thanks that did the trick. Cheers.

It seems you successfully installed meow (via straight.el), since you haven't mentioned any errors saying any meow-xxx command is void.