Windows steals my 'Alt-' (was Re: M-TAB already used by KDE)

[Jonathon Isaac Swiderski <jonswid@umich.edu>]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Marcel Schmittfull wrote:

> >Perhaps you could use a different key for Meta in emacs.  I use the
> >"Windows" key for windowmanager functions, and the "Alt" key as Meta in
> >emacs.  If KDE doesn't allow you to change key bindings, perhaps some
> >jiggery-pokery in .emacs and/or with xmodmap would allow the change in
> >emacs. (Assuming you have a such a key available).
>
> Yes, I have the "windows" key on my keyboard. What would I have to
> write in my .emacs in order to use the "windows" key in the same
> meaning as the "Alt" key ? That is I want the "alt" key and the
> "windows" key to have both the same meaning in emacs, namely "Meta".

I have a similar issue --- I'm using Emacs in Windows XP via Exceed (that
is, Emacs is running on my login server; i'm using an XP terminal with
Exceed generating an X session), and Windows keeps grabbing the 'Alt' key
for the menubar, so i can't use it for a Meta.

How do I either:
  a)  Tell Emacs to interpret 'CapsLock' or something else as 'M-'?
      That is, I'd like to use something else as the modifier--- part of
      my problem here is that I don't know what codes Alt, [Win],
      CapsLock, etcetera, generate; but I also am not clear on how I'd use
      them once I had them.
  b)  Tell Windows not to use Alt key for menu activation? (less
      preferred; I can't take my windows settings with me between
      sessions--- long story)

thanks in advance
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