How to select an item from helm menu?

[kikulikov]

RET works fine when I do C-x C-f to open the file. But it doesn't work when I do M-x and try to pick one of the items of helm menu. Would really appreciate you help.

Mac, fresh install of spacemacs.

[d12frosted]

Hey, does this problem still exist?

[kikulikov]

Hi. Yes, I've just tried it again. Still doesn't work for me.

Followed this tutorial

$ brew tap d12frosted/emacs-plus
$ brew install emacs-plus --with-cocoa --with-gnutls --with-librsvg --with-imagemagick --with-spacemacs-icon
$ brew linkapps

from https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs

[d12frosted]

Could you please share the output of SPC h d s? Also, do you have more clear steps of reproduce?

[kikulikov]

@d12frosted Sure.

#### System Info
- OS: darwin
- Emacs: 24.5.1
- Spacemacs: 0.105.21
- Spacemacs branch: master (rev. 0283f64)
- Graphic display: t
- Distribution: spacemacs
- Editing style: vim
- Completion: helm
- Layers:
```elisp
(emacs-lisp)

[kikulikov]

Steps to reproduce

1. Install following a tutorial on https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs
2. ALT-X to open a helm menu
3. Choose one of the options (paradox-list-packages for e.g. or any other)
4. Press enter
5. The menu is getting closed. Nothing happens. A Quit label appears in the left bottom corner.

Please let me know if you need more details.

[d12frosted]

Hey @CyrillK,

There is new version of Spacemacs (v0.200.x), could you please try to reproduce the issue with new version of Spacemacs. And also don't forget to update all your packages (especially helm). If it doesn't help you, there is ivy completion layer, could you please try it instead of helm to see if it's helm or not helm related.

[kikulikov]

@d12frosted I've just tried it again with a fresh new version of emacs and spacemacs and it all works fine now. Not sure what was the problem. You can close the ticket now as I can't reproduce it anymore.