From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim McNamara Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc! Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 10:57:07 -0600 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <3qu134l4kh.fsf@shell4.tdl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1073754174 12444 80.91.224.253 (10 Jan 2004 17:02:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 17:02:54 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jan 10 18:02:51 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 1AfMVe-0006NY-00 for ; Sat, 10 Jan 2004 18:02:51 +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 1AfNR9-0002qS-G5 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 10 Jan 2004 13:02:15 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!news.alt.net!news-out.visi.com!petbe.visi.com!gemini.bitstream.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3.50 (darwin) Cancel-Lock: sha1:8o/87BWFrXFJDn8sB1Hr55cAuCw= Original-Lines: 25 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 03cc914c.news.bitstream.net Original-X-Trace: 1073753832 gemini.bitstream.net 1101 216.243.177.155 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@bitstream.net Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:119962 comp.emacs:82760 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:15903 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:15903 Phil Stripling writes: > 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. Too bad Apple didn't provide a similar setting with X11, rather than having to set the keymap. IIRC that OroborOSX had a setting to allow Alt key emulation of Meta.