From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Magnus Therning Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Meta key for 'emacs -nw' Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:15:13 +0100 Message-ID: <871t8vh3ry.fsf@sobel.cipherstone.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1454404616 4297 80.91.229.3 (2 Feb 2016 09:16:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:16:56 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Bob Bernstein Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 02 10:16:41 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aQX3l-00028t-OK for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:15:41 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55895 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aQX3l-0000g5-5S for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 04:15:41 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:34180) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aQX3R-0000f7-E4 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 04:15:29 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aQX3M-00018c-9u for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 04:15:21 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-wm0-x233.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c09::233]:37948) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aQX3M-00018Y-3Q for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 04:15:16 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-wm0-x233.google.com with SMTP id p63so12577460wmp.1 for ; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:15:16 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=therning-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=references:user-agent:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:date :message-id:mime-version:content-type; bh=vprABtU6kzCFdPOh95QtKuhmm2Y+R9v9TAnbS5Jdac8=; b=1M78vOmWS7+8ttXiq78u9FT5YlmX/r52ivDzIWPCaNilCaOCLGTJ9VUHZIYp7DLeXP E79/OV6IeJ7NVvBuCCIlVFZ8u0/i+Om5u/4wHQACLyvY75q6D4qRJm9/TGPQK/b/QCuC RZCjNbnMumwQYX0+S7AkqAz2MSbjThGI2M6mR9L43FdJMN226evZlojA3GDA+X+nDXjH bFiONfCwTGQKL275gunkvWd9Nrnzllv0OsVj/gNhdIw4tyfcOO9y54zOcM/OcJZ0du60 LFkTjlCbRsR0TwBqU2hRrUqnz5S9ENVwp9EbxBw7OAB519uurF4zE3a+dN1rUDn+gwKN a9bw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:references:user-agent:from:to:cc:subject :in-reply-to:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; bh=vprABtU6kzCFdPOh95QtKuhmm2Y+R9v9TAnbS5Jdac8=; b=P4k1pJkrhRI/9lzxaSyL3z9W1PcSsga2FPu/JUxFq87krsi+f5isfaU5Pb5vABaXDX 1hOjYcNSJqa347n9jAiuxvQVWD0y/gzbPTvI0O+W0rkJEq1KY2X++LYMUpa0a4NkHyb9 eeKhmDfHh+pAom9YQHQ3YOVvVd+Hu0V/81rBMu16NHO6AJb8LAGJNTs4K4VmkfUU5cSt eSx1FN7NYuumbwz4I2rZV7ww/hHZyAN71cZrSHfgJXJDIDO7YUE1YX9Gd7PHiXJ8NrGc T0ZytxZHY2bxm+RjdOaPmgSfnJUodmXZtV8aZ4dSB8W1lthhnhbfMOrnOeWcQ6NAGWg7 Ds3Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AG10YORbRMjK3kthDhpiJ0ejHOIou4npe/KPaGFT1bk3SW8XSL3UKOkaDHcTUVVgmRKgZQ== X-Received: by 10.28.45.71 with SMTP id t68mr2738242wmt.46.1454404515506; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:15:15 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from sobel.cipherstone.com (pc-132.aktiviteten.se. [194.218.229.132]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id w136sm15494298wmw.0.2016.02.02.01.15.14 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:15:14 -0800 (PST) User-agent: mu4e 0.9.17; emacs 24.5.1 In-reply-to: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:400c:c09::233 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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 Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:108962 Archived-At: --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bob Bernstein writes: > Emacs, unless specifically told not to do it -- with the=20 > '-nw' option, will ordinarily launch here (in an xterm) in X=20 > window fashion, and the Meta key is then 'Alt'. > > Launched in the same xterm, with '-nw,' emacs uses Esc for=20 > its Meta key, which I find um disenchanting, for lack of a=20 > better term. > > Do I need to place some information in my .emacs, perhaps=20 > related to the minibuffer, instructing emacs to stay with Alt=20 > for its Meta key?=20 > > Or is this a matter of setting my xterm correctly? > > (A thousand pardons if this is a F A Q.) Another thing to try: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xterm#Fix_the_.2= 7Alt.27_key /M =2D-=20 Magnus Therning OpenPGP: 0x927912051716CE39 email: magnus@therning.org jabber: magnus@therning.org twitter: magthe http://therning.org/magnus Finagle's Sixth Law: Don't believe in miracles -- rely on them. --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJWsHOhAAoJEJJ5EgUXFs45rJcP/3yseVf45T1Argh7lXvwG04p Y13t4ZpMVam99BaYZlfxz+L1ZknuclTbva2XTrH9076bw+7lXwNllsO8Gwk2TP8c brpN8dPowLterfLeodavSnoNlYwOvPJPko0XnEV1ZRLMhHuo7L1PE+MfvBT4vOF8 v9itpBjmTc0/vRO62qhdpzteCFZopQWmSVQwWjiHWY2ZUnX+M8asyeLdfz8mHt2w mvk8bWpgx7joezJhrl0yAOz/PNzIMqvIxwtGkIHqoMPpCEiXrGPJOn+Ue4dnoWHH YNFFzVkQVSRnE037TpH752adjfhRyuK1J1Q9zYRhIVSTJOY2FS9pn5f5EelxjXiG owtDj4lny4wwzsuEwYsJkXV+nHAsUH6gBJJRf4jkeBRPh45KrGmYEwDQmYRebaVd OzUnmbav00dFWUQAdl1uzxPzFrc1Ze8ZKQ8LgSsV/n65orBZ7k7tnN2NNAIIrOwN oBsl3+sOzvOM179S3Y30yiUKaXeUyv5lfTkmfJu/T+0fZ61tBKS8rC4+6cmY9OPF hCl5hGj9VNn1/+rPhxFDf7cVGf7eHPHhcsAj6SmkWN9s7szYsgNHrZar32zfXWJx 8iNBHjKfcS+Jr+blfKOD8ad0a1OLLuWhXIZ5SJgN5mYJuodBXgKLvpAe/Opw+1KA nJOZoKL18HPMtbHh3vlT =W2aF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--