Re: Alt vs Meta - Sun keyboard, redhat linux

[chengiz <chengiz@my-deja.com>]

On Jan 1, 2:35 pm, Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyba...@Web.DE> wrote:
> Am 01.01.2011 um 00:21 schrieb chengiz:
>
> > In gnome-keyboard-properties, under Layout Options -> Alt/Win key
> > behaviour, I set "Meta is mapped to the Win-keys". This resulted in
> > the Meta key being mapped to M- but the Alt key is still mapped to M-.
> > How do I map the Alt key to A-?
>
> I'm not using GNOME.
>
> I'd use xmodmap to change the modifier keys. And I'd use xev to  
> determine the key code or symbol name of the keys to change.
>
> In ~/.xinitrc you then can have:
>
>         xmodmap ${HOME}/.xmodmaprc
>
> and .xmodmaprc can have a little "programme" like this:
>
>         clear Mod1
>         clear Mod2
>         add    Mod1    = Alt_L       Alt_R
>         add    Mod2    = Meta_L      Meta_R
>
> --
> Greetings
>
>    Pete
>
> It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities  
> in our air and water that are doing it.

Which of these "Mod?"s does emacs use for its Alt modifier? My current
xmodmap already has Alt_L at Mod1. I want emacs to treat this like
Emacs-alt (ie. the rarely used Alt modifier mentioned at
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Windows-Keyboard.html)
rather than Emacs-meta.