From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Paul Michael Reilly Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Right Alt/Meta keys on Windows systems Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:41:33 -0500 Message-ID: <200512281541.jBSFfXUQ013499@copa.pajato.com> Reply-To: pmr@pajato.com NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1135790310 28645 80.91.229.2 (28 Dec 2005 17:18:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:18:30 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 28 18:18:27 2005 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ErewF-0004Sz-Le for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:18:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ErexZ-00010n-4Y for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:19:33 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ere1I-0001p5-4g for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:19:20 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ere1F-0001oI-R1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:19:19 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ere1F-0001oC-99 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:19:17 -0500 Original-Received: from [209.113.133.197] (helo=copa.pajato.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA:24) (Exim 4.34) id 1Ere1R-0004To-ES for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:19:29 -0500 Original-Received: from copa.pajato.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by copa.pajato.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jBSFfYq0013502 for ; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:41:35 -0500 Original-Received: (from pmr@localhost) by copa.pajato.com (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id jBSFfXUQ013499; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:41:33 -0500 Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (copa.pajato.com [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:41:36 -0500 (EST) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:48431 Archived-At: I currently find myself having to use Windows/XP for a short while. My first action was to install cygwin and rebuild the latest CVS Emacs snapshot. Much to my chagrin, it would appear that the ancient Windows right Alt/Meta key problem still exists (the right Alt key is NOT a Meta modifier key as is the left one). I searched the devel archives and it would appear that either I missed the solution or it is still an unsolved problem. Is it possible that there is still no easy solution (editing the registry does not qualify as an easy solution, IMHO)? If so, could someone please state or provide a reference to the issues so I can decide which of the problem or the cure is the more painful to me. Thanks, -pmr