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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How does the Meta/Alt-Key work behind the scenes?
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:02:07 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvip9q8z3q.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.12043.1351673061.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

> However, I was told to hardcode the Meta/Alt-Keybindings as ESC-key
> sequences, e.g. '^[', wait 500, then 'f', so that they can either be
> used as 'ALT-f' or as 'ESC f'. But only the latter (very uncomfortable)
> option works for me, and any keybindings that include the SHIFT key
> don't work at all.

What does "don't work" mean?


        Stefan


       reply	other threads:[~2012-10-31 15:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.12043.1351673061.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2012-10-31 15:02 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2012-10-31 16:24   ` How does the Meta/Alt-Key work behind the scenes? Thorsten Jolitz
     [not found]   ` <mailman.12074.1351700673.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2012-10-31 16:51     ` William Gardella
2012-10-31 17:43       ` Thorsten Jolitz
2012-10-31 18:00     ` Stefan Monnier
2012-10-31 19:32       ` Thorsten Jolitz
2012-10-31  8:44 Thorsten Jolitz

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