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 10:14:24 +0100 Message-ID: <8737tbh3tb.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 1454404548 3346 80.91.229.3 (2 Feb 2016 09:15:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:15:48 +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 10:15:39 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 1aQX30-0001Ec-Ie for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:14:55 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55891 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aQX2u-00005n-WF for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 04:14:49 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33922) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aQX2f-00005I-7Y for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 04:14:38 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aQX2a-0000yV-7t for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 04:14:33 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-wm0-x22f.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c09::22f]:34202) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aQX2a-0000yR-0q for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 04:14:28 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-wm0-x22f.google.com with SMTP id 128so107929384wmz.1 for ; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:14:27 -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=sUsZCYt9FVpQiqNUYSPifURtYTWmKzaMl1+9ph2vl6g=; b=VmQqgR4MzJjYeBJL0OgxvWqO0tez9fyPxUKtsFDFlHziDQFmsUPpy9zcdtJYnhBPem XggNW/umjv2hY63nSYkQocFrPpR1hMF2l7ZGfkNBbC7SBToLNv8EbxRXYrotYnTHBUbn Lt+rZoZjGcapVxvFUHEJ0xTFxk4r2eWH3WkmR97D9Tvw5R5mDAfotzYJZJtipk0KkIE/ uC8FyNwrovYVcrZXnNn0ivL3vK1ST0bDqPHrBhLjjdzbIAa1+9rRaBd7xXjIY5sTdUlG cCjgApQT8C3Xla5QlXixJ5KTZHYQxd13uOsXBWABihXuZacEY7zTkqUFx6Yp2a8oZkrl l8Eg== 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=sUsZCYt9FVpQiqNUYSPifURtYTWmKzaMl1+9ph2vl6g=; b=A2chaicKK0iPzSbUG8yZ2g9YWLwaFvDCRQ5f/uMFNCXWtuErZGCYTV9QSkwXyzLjpE Wvpq9Kyf4xXu6z9jeZCBKzjMhIL/K3ECuE4vUIaY6r7JgruNYEPLndbn2myWGgG2Bo3h l3/F/5XaHkbjJ7Jx2H1HpVVULZh2rWjZYwuoG6ufO6XCpGWm204IeAhHtACfET8Cg4Jr 7n06o3yzBZzgSTiOv5Au3zXjMr6hZ/WLT8hyxjBmSks5DUQKDqiccgMJiaOQitCTtlcz V5Rw6N0p7M4qMs/ZkbyOt6mmHDSahRhQ0Qct4ArzJhmip+nJXU+HJZDLIAEEvWQaGCMX 9CAA== X-Gm-Message-State: AG10YOSUZcVMi0n/acm3Nh4ICE6aE43c94UFjwNHijs6lZF7o6mpZMYi6HqjAnBNk/VAig== X-Received: by 10.28.4.216 with SMTP id 207mr2772858wme.20.1454404467110; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:14:27 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from sobel.cipherstone.com (pc-132.aktiviteten.se. [194.218.229.132]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id qs1sm503251wjc.2.2016.02.02.01.14.25 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:14:25 -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::22f 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:108961 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.) For me it works beautifully out of the box in Gnome Terminal, but it doesn't work in xterm. I'm guessing this means it's something that should be fixed in the terminal rather than in emacs itself. No? Maybe you can try this: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/efaq/Meta-key-does-not-= work-in-xterm.html /M =2D-=20 Magnus Therning OpenPGP: 0x927912051716CE39 email: magnus@therning.org jabber: magnus@therning.org twitter: magthe http://therning.org/magnus You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered. -- Lyndon Johnson --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJWsHNwAAoJEJJ5EgUXFs45h3EP/R6KmZxTx/XGmqikrSvX7AOd vIZ+U3ak/IEvdg6fFg29agTxuLRka2MQNhIFR3F4yLs6IEgg3lz1n2PVE43eAXzr UrZgnf+2bSPUd1dloaUNv0IyXu32iJw02K6HsWfn4S7L+7W/P64RZ6ku2MttgQld C82h0wYaYLOzZ/0lzqHP9+n5isuuzuIWi0LC87BASRm1y6NDpAXlxImGRHN0z5Nz z5wUXTWGZfP3vXV0VQMeiLGbWKbTr25/VIedCKM5LBpPmBc50qVrwICUqPcLWzM1 PQgW2xKjSMKqRyB/jDUjafZXyxMf729M1uYBiSqeNlNZeLhSoeYZZyK++gPcoQky oNkebVFc5Ey/uHWTn4dDHHa6WXhiMNGzS5CiBecB/0a2Ig13rAYGOlPXJT2eQeOg u70fRlvEMV8wtN7436nDbBGZc9GlVvgjcLE/WSXOdGjGe9pJ6shBYLH8ibb7gdmd Q1fXXbuGsvKr+aqbg+0uUIjdl32Mn8NWFUdkSqjTXl7r8zvzSQlK6DrP5ndRNi00 TwvSND2te01mrihpbNclrtgZ9YKhr0yYEyIKu4hIn2PoCesYVQe1AzXHyxsROdPX X/AySKOEXV89Ft3XEpLhA/rATFWS0crEoP0/VWMHKqdx4VCdDC/uq0kejpzxgNRR rUqh3Hl5yK+XCeGh5ftd =Wkew -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--