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Emacs is famous for causing tendinitis, but one must remember that Ctrl and Alt come in pairs, at left and right of the keyboard :-)

However, in Ubuntu 16.04, Alt R behavior is Alt Gr, messing with Emacs shortcuts. Thus usually I type Esc+X instead of Alt+X for the sake of my fist.

Thus, how could we:

  1. Configure ~/.emacs.d/init.el to understand Alt Gr as Alt R (or)
  2. Change the Alt Gr behavior for all applications

It is not about creating a shortcut, its about change the key mapping.

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You can simply add English US (or any other layout without ALTGr) to your Text Entry settings.

Then, use the standard Super + Space to use Emacs with US keybindings. Unfortunately, you won't be able to use any local characters specific to your country.

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Unfortunately, you can't just reconfigure ALTGr to ALT through emacs init. Altering your xkb map would be a solution but you didn't want that. This solution is more GUI-oriented. Enjoy.

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