Le 02/10/2017 à 18:31, Don Armstrong a écrit :
> On Thu, 09 Feb 2017, Erwan David wrote:
>> Wouldn't that make it impossible to write languages with diacritics in
>> it ? Would be pathetic.
>
> You can just use the compose key instead, or additionally AltGr if your
> keyboard has one.
>
My keybo
On Thu, 09 Feb 2017, Erwan David wrote:
> Wouldn't that make it impossible to write languages with diacritics in
> it ? Would be pathetic.
You can just use the compose key instead, or additionally AltGr if your
keyboard has one.
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Erwan David [2017-02-09 21:20:45+01] wrote:
> Le 02/09/2017 à 21:10, Teemu Likonen a écrit :
>> And I'd support that change. I have had metaSendsEscape in
>> .Xresources forever but for new users and for consistency with other
>> terminals and Linux console it would be good to make it default.
>
Le 02/09/2017 à 21:10, Teemu Likonen a écrit :
> Sven Joachim [2017-02-09 19:38:13+01] wrote:
>
>> On 2017-02-09 15:38 +0200, Teemu Likonen wrote:
>>> XTerm*metaSendsEscape: true
>
>> Another possibility is to use the resource
>>
>> XTerm*eightBitInput: false
>>
>> Probably we should change t
Sven Joachim [2017-02-09 19:38:13+01] wrote:
> On 2017-02-09 15:38 +0200, Teemu Likonen wrote:
>> XTerm*metaSendsEscape: true
> Another possibility is to use the resource
>
> XTerm*eightBitInput: false
>
> Probably we should change the default for one of these. See the lengthy
> discussion i
wanted M-x prompt these editors.
>
> To control that meta key feature in XTerm add the following line in your
> ~/.Xresources file:
>
> XTerm*metaSendsEscape: true
>
> then you must either restart your X session or type "xrdb -merge
> ~/.Xresources". In XTerm yo
On Thu, 9 Feb 2017, Teemu Likonen wrote:
In XTerm you can also toggle that feature by pressing Ctrl and
left mouse button and select "Meta Sends Escape".
Wonderful! Works like a charm! I will add to my .Xresources
because at my um advanced years um I can quickly forget a little
wrinkle like
Bob Bernstein [2017-02-09 01:27:09-05] wrote:
> I then can enter startx and arrive in my desired icewm X desktop, I can
> then launch an xterm and, in it, jed, or emacs. But only Esc-x on the
> keyboard produces the wanted M-x prompt these editors.
To control that meta key feature in
e) has eaten my M-x. Can
> anyone help me get my Meta key -- Alt -- back?
>
>
Not sure if that helps, but may be you can reset the modifiers:
xdotool keyup Meta_L Meta_R Alt_L Alt_R
to reset all modifiers:
xdotool keyup Shift_L Shift_R Control_L Control_R Meta_L Meta_R A
my desired icewm
X desktop, I can then launch an xterm and, in it, jed, or emacs.
But only Esc-x on the keyboard produces the wanted M-x prompt
these editors.
Somewhere, somehow X (xorg, to be more precise) has eaten my
M-x. Can anyone help me get my Meta key -- Alt -- back?
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> "BB" == Bob Bernstein writes:
BB> ... if I launch 'emacs -nw' to avoid running in X that understanding
BB> (Meta == Alt) evaporates.
That is an issue with your terminal emulator.
What do you see if you, in an emacs -nw session, press: C-q M-x
Xterm's default settings can be a problem for
* On 2016 02 Feb 18:52 -0600, David Wright wrote:
> I didn't like the footnote on that page: "I am using the complete
> version without problems outside X. But I couldn’t make it work on
> xterm with ‘emacs -nw’. But (again), if you are using X, why use
> ‘-nw’? :)" Waiting for a remote system's w
On Tue 02 Feb 2016 at 13:38:26 (-0600), Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * On 2016 01 Feb 21:30 -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
>
> > What I've not sat down and figured out is how to use Ctl-Left/Right to
> > navigate word left/right but use Alt-B/F instead. Even Bash will allow
> > the Ctl variants.
>
> I th
* On 2016 01 Feb 21:30 -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> What I've not sat down and figured out is how to use Ctl-Left/Right to
> navigate word left/right but use Alt-B/F instead. Even Bash will allow
> the Ctl variants.
I think I resolved my Ctrl-arrow keys following this page:
http://www.emacswik
On Tue, 2 Feb 2016, Stefan Monnier wrote:
For xterm, you set this config the way Don Armstrong showed:
XTerm*metaSendsEscape: true
in your ~/.Xdefaults or ~/.Xresources.
Bingo. That did it. I could not for money or love recall either
of those two filenames you so graciously cited. Thanks
>> :-) "There are no dumb questions. Only dumb answers."
> Okay. Here's one -- I was going to post it in gnu.emacs.help, but you
> changed my mind! Emacs running in X honors Alt as its Meta key. But if
> I launch 'emacs -nw' to avoid running in X that
* On 2016 01 Feb 21:37 -0600, Bob Bernstein wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Feb 2016, Nate Bargmann wrote:
>
> >...I am using Emacs -nw to type this message calling it from Mutt and
> >running in Xfce Terminal and Alt-X. etc, works just fine.
>
> Interesting. Hrrrmmm...so perhaps I can set up Alt as Meta in t
On Mon, 1 Feb 2016, Nate Bargmann wrote:
...I am using Emacs -nw to type this message calling it from
Mutt and running in Xfce Terminal and Alt-X. etc, works just
fine.
Interesting. Hrrrmmm...so perhaps I can set up Alt as Meta in
the configuration of the terminal I use in X?
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Bob Bernst
* On 2016 01 Feb 20:07 -0600, Bob Bernstein wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Feb 2016, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>
> >:-) "There are no dumb questions. Only dumb answers."
>
> Okay. Here's one -- I was going to post it in gnu.emacs.help, but you
> changed my mind! Emacs running
configuration
of the terminal I use in X?
There should be a keyboard setup arrangement somewhere on your system--there is
in at least some other distros. Then you pick
a key that you want to use as a Compose key, which I _believe_ is the same
thing as a meta key. (I don't have Windows keys on my
On Mon, 01 Feb 2016, Bob Bernstein wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Feb 2016, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>
> >:-) "There are no dumb questions. Only dumb answers."
>
> Okay. Here's one -- I was going to post it in gnu.emacs.help, but you
> changed my mind! Emacs running in X
That, or use the escape key and it may be possible to restore that key
binding for when emacs -nw is run so hitting alt works again.
On Mon, 1 Feb 2016, Nate Bargmann wrote:
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 22:28:50
From: Nate Bargmann
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Meta key for '
On Mon 01 Feb 2016 at 21:28:50 (-0600), Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * On 2016 01 Feb 20:07 -0600, Bob Bernstein wrote:
> > [...] Emacs running in X honors Alt as its Meta key. But if I
> > launch 'emacs -nw' to avoid running in X that understanding (Meta == Alt)
> > ev
t it
in gnu.emacs.help, but you changed my mind! Emacs running in X
honors Alt as its Meta key. But if I launch 'emacs -nw' to avoid
running in X that understanding (Meta == Alt) evaporates.
Perhaps I need to set something specific in my .emacs f
Bob Bernstein writes:
> On Tue, 2 Feb 2016, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>
>> :-) "There are no dumb questions. Only dumb answers."
>
> Okay. Here's one -- I was going to post it in gnu.emacs.help, but you
> changed my mind! Emacs running in X honors Alt as its Meta k
On Tue, 2 Feb 2016, Lisi Reisz wrote:
:-) "There are no dumb questions. Only dumb answers."
Okay. Here's one -- I was going to post it in gnu.emacs.help,
but you changed my mind! Emacs running in X honors Alt as its
Meta key. But if I launch 'emacs -nw' t
Mike Kupfer writes:
> Rodolfo Medina wrote:
>
>> After last full-upgrade, Emacs starts without X support and with the `Meta'
>> key not being recognized. How to fix that?
>
> If you're running Emacs in tty mode, then I think the Meta key support
> is
Quoting Bob Bernstein (poo...@ruptured-duck.com):
> On Sat, 8 Aug 2015, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>
> >...but that still doesn't solve the meta key problem.
>
> Ordinarily would we not, in the good old days, edit our handy
> /etc/X11.xorg.conf file?
s,.,/,
> I have xorg
Rodolfo Medina wrote:
> After last full-upgrade, Emacs starts without X support and with the `Meta'
> key not being recognized. How to fix that?
If you're running Emacs in tty mode, then I think the Meta key support
is done by the terminal emulator. What terminal emulator ar
> deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
> >>
> >> deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
> >
> > You don't need
> > deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
> > twice, but that still doesn't solve
On Sat, 8 Aug 2015, Lisi Reisz wrote:
...but that still doesn't solve the meta key problem.
Ordinarily would we not, in the good old days, edit our
handy /etc/X11.xorg.conf file?
I have xorg running here on a very recent Jessie install,
and am typing in it rather nicely thank you at
.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
>
> You don't need
> deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
> twice, but that still doesn't solve the meta key problem.
>
> Lisi
>> . After last full-upgrade, Emacs starts without X support and with the
&
don't need
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
twice, but that still doesn't solve the meta key problem.
Lisi
> . After last full-upgrade, Emacs starts without X support and with the
> `Meta' key not being recognized. How to fix that?
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. After last full-upgrade, Emacs starts without X support and with the `Meta'
key not
Hi,
this is a mystery to me: Without changing any configuration, suddenly
the Alt-Gr Key (which I urgently need in German!) and the Windows-Key
which used to function as Meta-Key (for Emacs) stopped working.
I have no idea, why this should be so, and unfortunately no idea how I
could get my
Thanks to Charlie and Vincent for their responses, I got my keyboard
properly configured. I did, however, do so in a slightly different manner.
The usual method fo swapping Caps Lock and Control keys
does just that, it swaps the keys; so, if you run xmodmap on the
file twice they are back to how t
On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 09:28:25 -0800, Joe Riel wrote:
> I currently would like to have the and keys
> act as keys in emacs
These keys should be the mod1 modifiers. The modifiers are given by
"xmodmap -pme". You can set them with:
keycode xxx = Alt_L
keycode yyy = Alt_R
clear mod1
add mod1 =
> -Original Message-
> From: Joe Riel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 9:28 AM
> To: debian
> Subject: Alt vs Meta key in Emacs
>
>
> I use a pc104 keyboard, the bottom row looks like the following:
>
>
>
> Using
I use a pc104 keyboard, the bottom row looks like the following:
Using xmodmap I swapped the key with the .
In emacs (under X),
acts like a key,
doesn't do anything (using xev it shows up as "multi-key")
and do nothing (they act as modifier keys, but
that
does nothing in
ys to do the same
thing; this works for me.
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On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 01:56:30PM -0800, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
>
> On 08-Apr-2002 Holger Rauch wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I noticed that in Debian Woody the Alt key does not work as
On 08-Apr-2002 Holger Rauch wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I noticed that in Debian Woody the Alt key does not work as Meta key when
> using Emacs 21 under X (XFree 4.1.0.1). What do I have to put in my .emacs
> file to get it to work? (I was looking at the FAQ using Help->Emacs FAQ,
> bu
Hi!
I noticed that in Debian Woody the Alt key does not work as Meta key when
using Emacs 21 under X (XFree 4.1.0.1). What do I have to put in my .emacs
file to get it to work? (I was looking at the FAQ using Help->Emacs FAQ,
but found nothing there.) Searching with google revealed:
(define-
In the default Debian installation, the key with the Windows logo is actually
META and alt is alt.
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
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
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
ug 2000, Nick Croft wrote:
> 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
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, bu
Davide Marchignoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I am using the frozen distribution and I find quite annoying the fact
> that xterm (and rxvt also) ignores the meta key. For instance, when
> running bash under console, -d deletes the word in front of the
> cursor
Hi,
I am using the frozen distribution and I find quite annoying the fact that
xterm (and rxvt also) ignores the meta key. For instance, when running
bash under console, -d deletes the word in front of the cursor,
whereas under xterm -d simply echos d.
Some suggestion?
Thanks
Using Debian Linux I am trying to map the F1 key to run pon
Here's what my /etc/inputrc looks like
set meta-flag on
set input-meta on
set convert-meta off
set output-meta on
"\e0d": backward-word
"\e0c": forward-word
"\e[h": beginning-of-line
"\e[f": end-of-line
"\e[1~": beginning-of-line
"\e[4~":
On Mon, Feb 28, 2000 at 02:38:38PM -0800, Cliff Draper wrote:
> I got a new machine and am trying to setup the same meta key to work
> under all of my programs. gnome-terminal seems to want the alt key
> and ignores the meta key, whereas emacs uses the meta key and ignores
> the alt
I got a new machine and am trying to setup the same meta key to work
under all of my programs. gnome-terminal seems to want the alt key
and ignores the meta key, whereas emacs uses the meta key and ignores
the alt key. So, I can't just swap them with an xmodmap. Is there a
way to tell
Hi,
How can I define new Meta keys for Xemacs? I have two slink/i386
installations, on one I can use the windows key as Meta key, on the other I
can't, most of the time. I had the impression it worked for a short time
while editing a shell script, but then, I couldn't...
My .emacs a
On Sun, Sep 05, 1999 at 13:19:01 -0700, Brian E. Lavender wrote:
> Is there another way to map the Meta key rather than xmodmap?
I suspect there's a way to do it with the XKB configuration; unfortunately,
it's very badly documented.
What's wrong with xmodmap? It's a bit l
Is there another way to map the Meta key rather than xmodmap?
brian
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I am using emacs and I am trying to get the Meta key from Xwindows and the
terminal. I know
I can issue the command
$ xmodmap -e "keysym Alt_L = Meta_L Alt_L"
and that will give me the meta key in Xwindows, but not outsite Xwindows. I
seem to once
running across another way to
I just got a new Happy Hacking keyboard with the escape and control keys
in the right place and a real Meta key instead of the windows key.
However, the default key map doesn't make use of the meta key; it is
using an 'alt is meta' binding. I would like to set it up so that the
Alt
Date: Sunday, 6 December 1998 15:07
Subject: xfig and meta key
>I have a two button mouse and in xfig I am supposed to be able to
>simulate the middle button of a three button mouse by pressing the meta
>key and the right mouse button at the same time. This does not seem to
>work but
I have a two button mouse and in xfig I am supposed to be able to
simulate the middle button of a three button mouse by pressing the meta
key and the right mouse button at the same time. This does not seem to
work but in emacs I can use the alt key as as meta so it does not appear
to be that my
This problem has come up so many times since hamm started getting used that it
almost
merits its own HOWTO. What's happened is that you've upgraded X and now you are
using
the XKEYBOARD extension. As you've noticed, the ALT key now does ALT and the
"windows"
key is now
On Thu, 20 Aug 1998, Michael Symalla wrote:
> Dear Debian users,
>
> can anyone help me to let my Alt-key be the metakey in emacs? Now I am
> using the ESC key, which works fine but is not as comfortable as the ALT
> key.
Install xkeycaps and edit the keyboard layout to your liking. If you have
Dear Debian users,
can anyone help me to let my Alt-key be the metakey in emacs? Now I am
using the ESC key, which works fine but is not as comfortable as the ALT
key.
Thanks a lot.
--
Bye
Mitch
On Sun, 1 Feb 1998, Christian Hudon wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm running xemacs20 instead of emacs now, and my meta key doesn't work.
> Each time xemacs starts up, it complains that
>
> (1) (key-mapping/warning) XEmacs: Meta_L (0x73) generates both Mod1 and
> Mod4, wh
Hi,
I'm running xemacs20 instead of emacs now, and my meta key doesn't work.
Each time xemacs starts up, it complains that
(1) (key-mapping/warning) XEmacs: Meta_L (0x73) generates both Mod1 and
Mod4, which is nonsensical.
I filled a bug report about that, but in the meantime how
gt; > I recently installed XEmacs, and would like to have it recognize my ALT
> > key as the META key (which I thought was supposed to be the default, but
> > isn't on my machine). I played around with xmodmap some, but didn't
> > accomplish anything useful. This is
> "David" == David R Kohel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
David> Did anyone come up with a solution to this one? Is this
David> controlled by emacs of X keymapping (or both)?
I've found `xkeycaps' to be invaluable for setting X Windows keysyms.
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> Did anyone come up with a solution to this one?
>
> Is this controlled by emacs of X keymapping (or both)?
>
> I had the same problem (with emacs) until it spontaneously corrected
> itself.
>
> David
Yes, I did receive a reply about this. It turned out to be an problem
with my X keym
Did anyone come up with a solution to this one?
Is this controlled by emacs of X keymapping (or both)?
I had the same problem (with emacs) until it spontaneously corrected
itself.
David
> I recently installed XEmacs, and would like to have it recognize my ALT
> key as the ME
On Jul 7, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
> I recently installed XEmacs, and would like to have it recognize my ALT
> key as the META key (which I thought was supposed to be the default, but
> isn't on my machine). I played around with xmodmap some, but didn't
> accomplish anyth
I recently installed XEmacs, and would like to have it recognize my ALT
key as the META key (which I thought was supposed to be the default, but
isn't on my machine). I played around with xmodmap some, but didn't
accomplish anything useful. This is an i386 platform, so the HP fixes fo
> Pete Templin writes:
Pete> I'd also like to know how to get backspace to be a backspace
Pete> and delete to be a delete consistently in all of the things I
Pete> do (xterms on localhost, xterms telnetted to another host,
Pete> emacs locally, emacs in a xterm telnetted to another host
Hi all,
I've got a MS Natural Keyboard on my main system, and I'd like to
have it configured such that Alt serves as the Meta key both in the
virtual consoles and in X. I'd also like to have consistent behavior on
any xterms which I then telnet to another machine, al
I had a little trouble after installing the new xbase.
After reconfiguring X11 I could use my computer again. But now the
Alt-chr combination does not work anymore in Emacs. Can anybody help me
to correct that please?
Here is the relevant section from my XF86Config-file.
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