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From: "Ryan Krauss" <ryanlists@gmail.com>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: no meta key in Windows
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:11:17 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <c5b438120609151211o2e6760dbk4ca35fe6d5961a58@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <67105$450ab1d5$49edec4$31838@DIALUPUSA.NET>

I typed w32-alt-is-meta into a scratch buffer and hit C-j and got
t

So, I think I have a meta key.

I alt-backspace does what alt-delete does on my keyboard at home (kill
previous word).  How I make alt-del do what alt-backspace does?

Thanks,

Ryan

On 9/15/06, B. T. Raven <ecinmn@alcisp.com> wrote:
>
> "Ryan Krauss" <ryanlists@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:mailman.6975.1158328063.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org...
> > I am a Linux using running windows in my office somewhat against my
> will.
> >
> > I am having some trouble getting windows emacs to behave like the
> > emacs setup I have in Ubuntu.
> >
> > But my biggest problem right now is that I don't seem to have a meta
> > key.  I installed emacs from:
> >
> > emacs-21.3-fullbin-i386.tar.gz
> >
> > and then ran addpm.exe.
> >
> > Is there something more I need to do?  alt-delete just beeps at me and
> > doesn't kill the previous word.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ryan
> > Ryan
> >
> >
>
> See if w32-alt-is-meta is nil. It should be t but I don't remember when
> this was set. It's not in my .emacs.
>
> Ed
>
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  reply	other threads:[~2006-09-15 19:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.6975.1158328063.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-09-15 14:05 ` no meta key in Windows B. T. Raven
2006-09-15 19:11   ` Ryan Krauss [this message]
     [not found]   ` <mailman.6989.1158347481.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-09-16  0:56     ` B. T. Raven
2006-09-15 13:47 Ryan Krauss

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