Re: Adding xterm-extras to Emacs

[Leo]

On 2007-10-11 21:12 +0100, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>>>> However the following key bindings are recognized differently in `C-h K':
>>> 
>>>> Alt-right => <A-right>
>>>> Alt-left => <A-left>
>>>> Alt-up => <A-up>
>>>> Alt-down => <A-down>
>>> 
>>> Is that good or bad?  The above looks right to me.  What was it before?
>>> What should it be instead?
>
>> I was expecting to see <M-right> etc. For example some modes bind
>> `M-right' to a command. But I could only invoke it by "Esc + RightArrow"
>> and not "Alt + RightArrow".
>
> Have you tried with other "alt" keys?  There's always this issue about
> Alt-vs-Meta, so normally xterm converts the Meta modifier into an ESC prefix
> (via the "metaSendsEscape" which you seem to have set as well).
> If you don't like to distinguish Meta from Alt, then maybe you should play
> with xmodmap to turn all your Alt keys into Meta keys or vice-versa.

However, Alt+Ctrl+Right is shown as "<C-M-right>" but not "<C-A-right>"
while Alt+Right is shown as "<A-right>" but not <M-right>. You can see
they are _INCONSISTENT_.

(What I mean by 'shown' is by what is displayed when the key binding is
tested in 'C-h k'.)

>
>
>         Stefan

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