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Meta vs. Alt



There may be a way using XEmacs initialization, but I've done similar changes
using xmodmap.  I have a keyboard with just two Alt keys, no Windows or Menu
key, and I wanted to make the left Alt key the meta key for XEmacs, and leave
the right Alt key as an Alt key.  Executing xmodmap -pm showed this as the
setup before any changes:

     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),  Alt_R (0x71)
     mod2        Num_Lock (0x4d)
     mod3
     mod4
     mod5        Scroll_Lock (0x4e)

Then in a file called .xmodmaprc, I put these lines:

     remove mod1 = Alt_L Alt_R
     keysym Alt_L = Meta_L
     add mod1 = Meta_L
     add mod3 = Alt_R

Then, xmodmap -pm showed this:

     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        Meta_L (0x40)
     mod2        Num_Lock (0x4d)
     mod3        Alt_R (0x71)
     mod4
     mod5        Scroll_Lock (0x4e)

and XEmacs somehow figures out that if there is a Meta key defined it should
use that.

On Apr  9, Huba Zsolt (hubidubi@freemail.hu) wrote:
 > Hi!
 > 
 > I've installed a newer XEmacs and after that my usual keybindings
 > doesn't work. Alt key worked before as Meta key, but now works as normal
 > Alt. So probably I should to rebind my Meta keys to Alt. Where and how
 > should I reconfigure it?

-- 
Neil L. Roeth


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