Hi,
Kenichi Handa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ludovic Courtès) writes:
>> Indeed, using "C" as my locale fixes the problem (I used to have
>> "LC_CTYPE=fr_FR").
>
>> Strangely enough, Emacs 21.4.1 with "LC_CTYPE=fr_FR" doesn't have the
>> problem (i.e., dead keys are usable).
>
> Does it mean that you have a problem with Emacs 22 with
> LC_CTYPE=fr_FR?
Yes: dead keys (e.g., Meta) won't work.
> In that locale, "emacs -nw" should
> automatically set keyboard-coding-system to latin-1 and the
> input mode to (t nil 0 7), and thus it should accept latin-1
> characters sent from a terminal correctly. What happens
> when you type some latin-1 character with dead-key method
> under LC_CTYPE=fr_FR?
Typing M-x yields the `ø' ("o slash") character instead of running
`execute-extended-command'.
Typing accented characters with the `latin-1-prefix' input method, for
instance, does work, but I'm not sure how this relates to the fact that
Meta doesn't work.
>> Checking the "Meta Sends Escape" box of the xterm in which I run Emacs
>> 22 also fixes the problem, even with a non-C locale.
>
> It seems that your Emacs' input mode is set not to accept
> 8-bit input. Please tell me what is shown by
> ESC : (current-input-mode) RET
=> (t nil 0 7)
Thanks,
Ludovic.
