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From: Rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Alt Putty
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 07:11:50 -0700 (PDT)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <d82e16b1-1f37-4c7b-8db6-60c967fe3244@googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <mailman.84.1440769306.19560.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 7:11:48 PM UTC+5:30, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 06:07:15 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Rusi 
> > 
> > On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 6:17:52 PM UTC+5:30, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > > > Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 04:10:50 -0700 (PDT)
> > > > From: Rusi 
> > > > 
> > > > How to make Alt-key work with PuTTY?
> > > 
> > > What do you mean by "work"?  Should it produce A-key or M-key in
> > > Emacs?
> > 
> > Sorry for not being clear... I guess this is OT
> > Best I can see Alt generates nothing
> > Naturally I would like Alt-x to be emacs' M-x as it does in 
> > windows and gnu/linux desktops.
> 
> I think this happens automatically with PuTTY.  It does for me.
> 
> Are you sure it's not something in your TERM value and the
> corresponding terminfo entry on the target machine?  What happens if
> you type "ESC x", does Emacs on the remote see "M-x"?  If it does,
> audit the PuTTY settings on the PuTTY's "Keyboard" and "Features"
> panes (under "Terminal").  Maybe also "Behaviour" under "Window".

Ok thanks -- will check these (office machine thin clients talking to a VM)
ESC-x works as M-x


      parent reply	other threads:[~2015-08-28 14:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-08-28 11:10 Alt Putty Rusi
2015-08-28 12:47 ` Eli Zaretskii
     [not found] ` <mailman.78.1440766065.19560.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-08-28 13:07   ` Rusi
2015-08-28 13:27     ` Rusi
2015-08-28 19:47       ` Bob Proulx
     [not found]       ` <mailman.106.1440791227.19560.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-08-29  3:13         ` Rusi
2015-08-29  7:30           ` Eli Zaretskii
     [not found]           ` <mailman.123.1440833460.19560.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-08-29  7:36             ` Rusi
2015-08-29  7:56               ` Eli Zaretskii
     [not found]               ` <mailman.125.1440835031.19560.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-08-30  2:35                 ` Rusi
2015-08-28 13:41     ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-28 13:48       ` Jude DaShiell
     [not found]       ` <mailman.86.1440769745.19560.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-08-28 14:14         ` Rusi
     [not found]     ` <mailman.84.1440769306.19560.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-08-28 14:11       ` Rusi [this message]

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