From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Phil Stripling Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc! Date: 09 Jan 2004 22:07:26 -0800 Organization: Legal Assistance on the Web Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <3qu134l4kh.fsf@shell4.tdl.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1073717657 24429 80.91.224.253 (10 Jan 2004 06:54:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 06:54:17 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jan 10 07:54:14 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AfD0f-0003L5-00 for ; Sat, 10 Jan 2004 07:54:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AfDMW-0003cu-0E for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 10 Jan 2004 02:16:48 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!elnk-pas-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsfeed.sjc.globix.net!cyclone-sf.pbi.net!216.218.192.242!news.he.net!news.tdl.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs Original-Lines: 24 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: shell4.tdl.com Original-X-Trace: news.tdl.com 1073714848 8251 206.180.224.45 (10 Jan 2004 06:07:28 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@tdl.com Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 06:07:28 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.7/Emacs 20.6 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:119947 comp.emacs:82754 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:15885 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:15885 zeppenwolf@angelfire.com (zeppenwolf) writes: > In the emacs I get by typing "emacs" in the OSX unix shell prompt, I > get an instance of emacs which has the "meta" stroke bound to the > "esc" keyboard key. > > Clearly, this is preposterous, right? I am happy to inform you that the esc key will work fine. Type the esc key (hit it and let go), then type the key you would use with the meta key. > How can I bind the meta stroke > to the option key? I am sorry to say that it may depend on which version of OS X you are using. I'm in Jaguar. I go to Terminal -> Window Settings ... and then choose Emulation from the menu on the Terminal Inspector dialogue box. You will see a box to check for Use option key as meta key -- check it, and the option key is your meta key. -- Philip Stripling | email to the replyto address is presumed Legal Assistance on the Web | spam and read later. email to philip@ http://www.PhilipStripling.com/ | my domain is read daily.