Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 10:15:16 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: possible sc0 problem Message-ID: <19971014101516.00545@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199710131017.TAA01333@word.smith.net.au>; from Mike Smith on Mon, Oct 13, 1997 at 07:47:42PM %2B0930 References: <19971013164448.18208@lemis.com> <199710131017.TAA01333@word.smith.net.au>
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On Mon, Oct 13, 1997 at 07:47:42PM +0930, Mike Smith wrote: >>> The correct fix is to have ALT-Fn do the "right thing", while still >>> generating Meta- >>> >>> This is left as an exercise to the original committer. 8) >> >> No fair. You came up with this idea, now prove it. >> >> I have a function M-F1 which inserts a \f(BI.\fP\| around the point. >> I have a function C-M-F1 which inserts a \f(CI.\fP\| around the point. >> How do I change for /dev/ttyv0 using the Meta key? > > You do what everyone that learnt Emacs on a bad terminal does; read M- > as Esc- 8) That's such an appalling kludge that, Emacs bigot though I be, I use vi on such keyboards. > Seriously, my point was just that the "right thing" was not > particularly clear. Once it has been defined, implementing it will > obviously be trivial. I think, in fact, that Garrett brought up the correct information. I had completely forgotten that I map Alt-L to Meta under X. And Ctrl-Meta-F2 and friends still work. I just wish they wouldn't :-) Greg
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