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Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc!
From: |
Tim McNamara |
Subject: |
Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc! |
Date: |
Sat, 10 Jan 2004 10:57:07 -0600 |
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Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3.50 (darwin) |
Phil Stripling <phil_stripling@cieux.zzn.com> writes:
> zeppenwolf@angelfire.com (zeppenwolf) writes:
>
>> In the emacs I get by typing "emacs" in the OSX unix shell prompt,
>> I get an instance of emacs which has the "meta" stroke bound to the
>> "esc" keyboard key.
>>
>> Clearly, this is preposterous, right?
>
> I am happy to inform you that the esc key will work fine. Type the
> esc key (hit it and let go), then type the key you would use with
> the meta key.
>
>> How can I bind the meta stroke to the option key?
>
> I am sorry to say that it may depend on which version of OS X you
> are using. I'm in Jaguar. I go to Terminal -> Window Settings ...
> and then choose Emulation from the menu on the Terminal Inspector
> dialogue box. You will see a box to check for Use option key as meta
> key -- check it, and the option key is your meta key.
Too bad Apple didn't provide a similar setting with X11, rather than
having to set the keymap. IIRC that OroborOSX had a setting to allow
Alt key emulation of Meta.
- OSX Meta bound to Esc!, zeppenwolf, 2004/01/10
- Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc!, Phil Stripling, 2004/01/10
- Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc!,
Tim McNamara <=
- Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc!, Tim McNamara, 2004/01/10
- Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc!, Eden Smallwood, 2004/01/14
- Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc!, Christopher J. White, 2004/01/14
- Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc!, Konrad Hinsen, 2004/01/15
- OSX Meta bound to Esc!, Craig A . Finseth, 2004/01/15
- Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc!, Tim McNamara, 2004/01/15
- Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc!, Thomas F. Burdick, 2004/01/15
- Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc!, Tim McNamara, 2004/01/15
- Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc!, Thomas F. Burdick, 2004/01/16
- Re: OSX Meta bound to Esc!, Arjan Bos, 2004/01/15