RE: Xfree86 keyboard extensions and Emacs META Key

2000-09-12 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
In the default Debian installation, the key with the Windows logo is actually META and alt is alt.

Xfree86 keyboard extensions and Emacs META Key

2000-09-12 Thread Thomas Gebhardt
Hi, just tried to finetune my XF86Config file. I found the following effects: 1. When I use the keyboard extensions: LeftAlt Meta RightAltModeShift #RightCtlCompose #ScrollLock ModeLock XkbDisable then the "Alt" Key works as META in Gnu/Emacs (fine!). But the Backsp

Re: Emacs meta-key

2000-08-22 Thread Richard Klinda
Hoi Nick! Nick> I installed potato on another machine (without going through slink). The Nick> alt-key won't function as meta in Emacs on this one. I've used xev to Nick> check. Sure enough alt is there, but not for Emacs. Load xkeycaps and set one of your alts modifier to Mod4 (which is me

Re: Emacs meta-key

2000-08-21 Thread Nick Croft
Thanks ferret, I've got 104 key boards on both machines. The mystery is why the two installs end up so differently. The machine I'm on now, at home, is 133mhz Pentium. I started with slink and went straight to potato., then up to woody. I got a slightly better machine at work. 333mz Pentium II. I'v

Re: Emacs meta-key

2000-08-21 Thread ferret
Depends on what keyboard map you're using. I'm running xfree86 4.0.1 from Brandon's phase1 debs, but it's about the same way under 3.3.6. If you have a keyboard with the windows keys you want to select a 104 key keyboard; then the window key is 'Meta' and the alt key is 'Alt'. Or if you use the 1

Emacs meta-key

2000-08-21 Thread Nick Croft
I have Debian woody on one machine, and in Emacs the Alt key functions as the Meta-key. That's fine. I installed potato on another machine (without going through slink). The alt-key won't function as meta in Emacs on this one. I've used xev to check. Sure enough alt is there, but not for Emacs. I