On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:40:03 -0700
Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com> wrote:

> Peter Dyballa wrote:
> > 
> > Am 06.11.2007 um 09:48 schrieb Mike Mattie:
> > 
> >> How do I map the ESC key without altering M- bindings ?
> > 
> > Using C-ESC? Is there no other key available like PtSc, ScLk,
> > SysRq, Brk, ...?
> > 
> > The Esc and the Meta keys are somehow related to each-other. If a 
> > keyboard has no functioning Meta key, then pressing Esc and then
> > key that would have been pressed together with the Meta key result
> > to the same event in GNU Emacs.
> 
> You might try setting meta-prefix-char to a character other than ESC,
> perhaps a character you can't even type on your keyboard.  Then bind
> that character to the ESC-prefix symbol.
> 

excellent ! I will try that.