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From: Fredrik Staxeng <fstx+u@update.uu.se>
Subject: Re: using arrow keys in emacs
Date: 13 Oct 2002 08:02:49 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1melauswom.fsf@Tempo.Update.UU.SE> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 5ld6qfdtcx.fsf@rum.cs.yale.edu

"Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>" <monnier+gnu.emacs.help/news/@flint.cs.yale.edu> writes:

>>>>>> "alan" == alan yeung <aly324@hotmail.com> writes:
>> i'm new to emacs and not used to its cursor movement commands. is there any
>> way to configure emacs so i can use the more intuitive arrow keys? thanks a
>> lot.
>
>Normally it just works, so you'll have top give us more information
>about your setup to see why it doesn't work.

It works for me. I am using xterm on one Debian box, and ssh to another
Debian box where I run Emacs. I use a custom terminfo entry, that 
does not use that particular stupidity known as application mode.

The default terminfo entry appears to use application mode, so that
could be the problem.

-- 
Fredrik Stax\"ang | rot13: sfgk@hcqngr.hh.fr

  reply	other threads:[~2002-10-13  6:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-10-13  0:33 using arrow keys in emacs alan yeung
2002-10-13  0:54 ` alan yeung
2002-10-13  1:23 ` Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>
2002-10-13  6:02   ` Fredrik Staxeng [this message]
2002-10-13  6:44     ` alan yeung
2002-10-13 17:15       ` Fredrik Staxeng

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