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Try adding to your .emacs file

  (setq mac-command-key-is-meta nil)

On 8/19/03 1:57 PM, "Sean McLaughlin" <seanmcl1976@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have a mac laptop running osx.  I'm using a pc usb keyboard.  I can't
> get emacs to recognize the ALT key as a META key.  When I type 'ALT k', for
> instance, I get a 'u' with a grave accent.  Is there a way to remap the alt
> key as a meta key?

  gil