PhpStorm + MacOS: Trying to enter pipe into commit message performs commit

I've had a problem with typing certain special characters in the commit message in PHPStorm on MacOS. I'm using the danish keyboard layout, where Option+I would create the pipe character “|”. Unfortunately the so called mnemonics kick in and perform the default action, which is to perform the commit.

However, I just found the solution in an issue in the JetBrains issue tracker: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-114260/OS-X-Impossible-to-enter-character-in-Git-username-is-not-defined-dialog-when-committing. You can disable the Alt/Option mnemonics by

  1. Opening “Help | Edit Customer Properties”
  2. Insert “ide.mac.mnemonic.without.ctrl=false” on a new line
  3. Save the file and restart PhpStorm

The same procedure most probably also applies to WebStorm, IntelliJ and other IDEs on the IntelliJ platform.

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