I am unable to use C- key in Emacs.app or Emacsclient.app gui applications when Karabiner is enabled. C- is backbone to use Emacs all keybindings are dependent on it.
Is it possible to completely disable Karabiner-Elements only for the Emacs.app on Emacsclient.app?
My config file: https://gist.github.com/avatar-lavventura/e13216d2156984dc88b79eb0df555a56
I once fall into your situation but for crossover, then I found a way to disable Karabiner for the crossover app. I dont know the emac bundle id so you search for it :).
Karabiner event viewer and find out the window information for the application you want to provide specific settings forKarabiner applicationMisc & Uninstall tabprivate.xmlprivate.xml file in your text editorAfter creating and saving your private.xml, go back to the Karabiner application
My private.xml
< ?xml version="1.0"?>
< root>
< appdef>
< appname>UNKNOWN< /appname>
< !--
Please modify bundle identifier for your environment.
You can confirm it by EventViewer.
https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/xml.html.en#appdef-steps
-- >
< equal>com.codeweavers.CrossOverHelper.< /equal>
< /appdef>
< item>
< name>Disable all settings while you are using Cross Over applications< /name>
< identifier>private.ignore_crossover< /identifier>
< only>UNKNOWN< /only>
< autogen>__PassThrough__< /autogen>
< /item>
< /root>
UPDATED: For new Karabiner (JSON config)
As long as my understanding is correct, you can exclude your virtual machines by using frontmost_application_if or frontmost_application_unless.
You can get working examples from https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/complex_modifications/ See "Emacs key bindings (rev 13)" which has a exclusion list in it.