Hi Are xterm(1) eightBitInput and eightBitControl turned off?
On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 07:16:01PM -0400, Paul Pereira wrote: > I am unable to isolate a problem with the meta key. When running mg > within a console M-x theo behaves correctly, but within cwm/xterm it > produces ttttttttheo. Similarly, M-q in the console will fill a > paragraph, but within cwm it will capitalize the letter under point. > Other meta key combinations are similarly broken. > > What I have tried: > 1. Explicitly unbinding M-q from cwm, even though it should not be bound: > bind M-q unmap (in cwmrc) > 2. Switching the Alt_L key to a proper Meta_L key and verifying its > operation with xev. > keysym Alt_L = Meta_L Alt_L (with xmodmap) > > A few notes about my setup: > - I use a custom X keyboard layout (Colemak), but according to xev > this keyboard layout is fine. > - I have the same problem on an X60 Tablet, an Asus 1001p Eee PC, and > an Intel NUC. > > I cannot quite isolate the problem, so any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Regards, > Paul Pereira

