Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 08:27:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Mark Diekhans <markd@Grizzly.COM> To: cracauer@wavehh.hanse.de Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alt/Meta-Key problems/ pty problem? Message-ID: <199610091527.IAA01019@osprey.grizzly.com> In-Reply-To: <9610091039.AA13572@wavehh.hanse.de> (cracauer@wavehh.hanse.de)
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>The problem occures on all non-native-X11 emacs instances, with >rlogin, telnet, on the system console etc. ... >If so, would you provide some hints where to get information on how >things should work? How do one use the Meta key in an application? How >is the key status transported trough the tty? How is responsible for >managing the status of the new modifier key: the pty, the keyboard >driver, the application, Elvis or who or what? Or is it just magic :-)? Meta-keys for curses emacs are 8-bit characters. By default, syscons doesn't generate them for the alt key. The kbdcontrol control command can be used to modify the characters generated by the keyboard. I will send you my keyboard file... Mark
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