Harry Putnam wrote: > Bob Proulx writes: > > > Harry Putnam wrote: > >> I have been noticing for some time that my ~/.inputrc key combos don't > >> work. Also the keyboard Alt key doesn't work in emacs if I run it in > >> -nw more (in an xterm). > > > > Race condition. I just sent a similar answer to you in the other > > mailing list. :-) > > Yeah, I just finished you post there and responded... I guess this > list is really the better place since it is not really an Emacs issue > but more OS stuff, > > I'll put the ouput of xmodmap here too: > | mod1 Alt_L (0x40), Alt_R (0x6c), Meta_L (0xcd) This seems related to the problem. Here is what I have: mod1 Alt_L (0x40), Meta_L (0xcd) > > I think you have configured AltGr or other modifier without realizing > > it. > > What might do that? I have no idea. Just that Alt-a produced the same output as if you had and I can't think of any other way for that to happen. > > For me with AltGr-x I get "œ" which is different from your report. > > Yeah, I see so maybe it isn't related to the AltGr at all. Maybe not. It was worth a check. Still might be. Don't know. > I mostly use emacs -nw now when I need to do something in a directory > I'm already in with an xterm... its just quicker to do some things in > dired. But there was a time when I used it much more extensively. > Now I miss the fruit salad of emacs running in X in its own terminal, > I guess. Agreed that this has nothing to do with emacs. This is purely within the realm of X and the keyboard. And also xterm displaying the results. Bob
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