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Summary:
OS X has long provided the ability to customize key bindings by creating a customized ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict file, as described in

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/EventOverview/TextDefaultsBindings/TextDefaultsBindings.html

This mechanism works as described, *unless* a symbolic link is used for DefaultKeyBinding.dict. This is a common scenario for users that wish to take advantage of, for example, Dropbox sync to maintain the same DefaultKeyBinding.dict file on multiple Macs.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Close Notes.app if it is currently open
2. Create a custom ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict file with some custom mappings
3. Open Notes.app and confirm that your custom bindings work
4. Close Notes.app
5. In Terminal:

mv ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict ~/Desktop
ln -s ~/Desktop/DefaultKeyBinding.dict ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict

6. Open Notes.app again
7. Note that your customizations no longer function

Expected Results:
The DefaultKeyBinding.dict file should work whether the actual file is in the correct location or a valid symlink is there instead

Actual Results:
The customizations have no effect when a symlink is used.

Version:
OS X 10.11.4

Notes:


Configuration:
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