The way emacs sets up the meta key is somewhat a mystery to me.
Here is the output on my machine from `xmodmap':
xmodmap: up to 2 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):
shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e)
lock Caps_Lock (0x42)
control Control_L (0x25), Control_R (0x6d)
mod1 Alt_L (0x40)
mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d)
mod3 Mode_switch (0x71)
mod4
mod5 Scroll_Lock (0x4e)
So if you get Alt_L bound to mod1, you should be back in
business.
Strange things happens if you start moving modifiers around to other
mod's or have the Meta key bound in somewhere, at least enough that it
made my head spin once I tried setting up Caps_lock as yet another
modifier key. (can't have too many of these with emacs :-)
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