Re: Meta key definition in a linux console

[Lowell Gilbert]

"Colin S. Miller" <no-spam-thank-you@csmiller.demon.co.uk> writes:

> Olivier Sirven wrote:
>> Hello there,
>>
>> I run a Mac laptop with emacs 23 and everything is just fine, my meta
>> key is defined to my command key and I'm happy with it. But when I
>> ssh to a distant linux machine and run an emacs 23 session in console
>> mode I don't have any other ways to access meta but by using ESC key
>> which is far from being an ergonomical solution. As this emacs
>> version is compiled for linux, there is no such variable
>> as "mac-command-modifier" and I don't know how to tell emacs (or the
>> console) to use the command key as meta.
>>
>> Any ideas would be just great!
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
> Olivier,
> if you log in using "ssh -X" (capital X, lowercase disables X-forwarding),
> then ssh will wrap an X-window connection from
> the remote machine back to local machine, and set up any xauth information.
> Then you can use the remote emacs as an X application.

If I recall correctly, the Mac doesn't come with X (Window System)
installed by default.  The Installer knows about it, though.