From: Rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Why the C-M-<keys> is invalid in my emacs?
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 20:12:59 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <842638f0-82e7-4023-8d8f-cc4be654eecf@googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <mailman.7971.1439003457.904.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 8:40:59 AM UTC+5:30, Navy Cheng wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 07:42:57PM -0700, Rusi wrote:
> > On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 7:26:56 AM UTC+5:30, Navy Cheng wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I find I can't use *C-M-<keys>* combined key in my emacs. I have to use
> > > *Esc C-<keys>* to instead. However, when I close X-server in my OS and
> > > use emacs in the console, *C-M-<keys>* is OK.
> > >
> > > Why? How can I use *C-M-<keys>*, such as *C-M-h* in X?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> >
> > Probably this is OS-related
> > And you need to tell which OS so that those who know more specifics can answer.
> > Also 'M-' means what exactly to you?
>
> I use Debian 8 and Xfce Desktop Environment. 'M-' is OK and 'C-M-' is OK in other
> software execpt emacs.
What physical hardware key is 'M-'?
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[not found] <mailman.7970.1438999012.904.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-08-08 2:42 ` Why the C-M-<keys> is invalid in my emacs? Rusi
2015-08-08 3:10 ` Navy Cheng
2015-08-08 17:36 ` Robert Thorpe
[not found] ` <mailman.7971.1439003457.904.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-08-08 3:12 ` Rusi [this message]
2015-08-08 4:16 ` Navy Cheng
2015-08-08 4:17 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2015-08-08 1:56 Navy Cheng
2015-08-08 5:26 ` Ian Zimmerman
2015-08-08 5:57 ` Navy Cheng
2015-08-08 6:42 ` Ian Zimmerman
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