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Re: How to make Alt GNU Emacs Meta?



When you do "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86", you have a chance to
input keyboard options.  Input "altwin:meta_win", which is mentioned
in the dialog box that asks for options, to get the "potato" behavior
or Alt and Windows keys.

HTH,

--Pete


On Sat, Jan 11, 2003 at 03:52:00PM -0500, Richard Cobbe wrote:
> Lo, on Saturday, January 11, Bob Proulx did write:
> 
> > Adam <ack94598@yahoo.com> [2003-01-10 22:28:14 -0800]:
> > > In the current stable release of debian, GNU Emacs uses the Windows key 
> > > as Meta instead of Alt.  I am told this is not true for other linux 
> > > distributions or other releases of debian.  How can I fix this?  If I 
> > > have to I can make an .xmodmap but I would rather not.  If there is some 
> > > package I can upgrade to testing or unstable I am willing to do that.



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