fix: SPC leader key in GUI Emacs on macOS (general-override-mode + explicit binding)

config.el

@@ -95,6 +95,27 @@
         mac-option-modifier 'meta
         mac-right-option-modifier 'none))
 
+;; Fix C: SPC as leader key in GUI Emacs
+;; In GUI mode, general-override-mode may not be active, so evil's default
+;; SPC binding (evil-forward-char) takes precedence over Doom's leader key.
+;; Force-enable general-override-mode and re-apply SPC → doom-leader-map.
+(after! (evil general)
+  (general-override-mode +1))
+
+(defun my/fix-gui-leader-key (&optional _frame)
+  "Bind SPC to `doom-leader-map' in evil normal/motion states.
+Called for the initial GUI frame and any subsequent frames."
+  (when (and (display-graphic-p)
+             (boundp 'doom-leader-map)
+             (boundp 'evil-normal-state-map))
+    (define-key evil-normal-state-map (kbd "SPC") doom-leader-map)
+    (define-key evil-motion-state-map (kbd "SPC") doom-leader-map)))
+
+;; Apply on every new GUI frame (covers emacsclient -c too)
+(add-hook 'after-make-frame-functions #'my/fix-gui-leader-key)
+;; Apply for the initial frame after Doom finishes init
+(add-hook 'doom-after-init-hook #'my/fix-gui-leader-key)
+
 
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