Hi,
I cannot execute commands using the Alt key. For example, whenever I
press, Alt -. I get a zero instead of the previous command. This is
also a problem whenever I run emacs inside xterm. Alt-w produces a ÷
(division symbol) instead of executing a copy region command. Also
Alt-x doesn't give
On Thu, 18 Feb 2010, Craig Moore wrote:
Hi,
I cannot execute commands using the Alt key. For example, whenever I
press, Alt -. I get a zero instead of the previous command. This is
also a problem whenever I run emacs inside xterm. Alt-w produces a ÷
(division symbol) instead of executing a
In man xterm, see eightBitInput and metaSendsEscape.
Thanks, that lead me to this solution:
xterm-Main Menu-Meta Sends Escape
and now alt behaves as it should (Why isn't this the default
setting?!?) Is there someway to set xterm to always have 'Meta Sends
Escape' enabled?
Also, I would
On Thu, 18 Feb 2010, Craig Moore wrote:
In man xterm, see eightBitInput and metaSendsEscape.
Thanks, that lead me to this solution:
xterm-Main Menu-Meta Sends Escape
and now alt behaves as it should (Why isn't this the default
setting?!?) Is there someway to set xterm to always have 'Meta
On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:46:37 -0500 (EST) Thomas Dickey dickey at his
dot com wrote:
Those can be done via resource-settings, e.g. in your $HOME/.Xdefaults,
or in /etc/X11/app-defaults
Ok, I enabled 'Meta Sends Escape' option by adding this to my ~/.Xdefaults file:
XTerm*metaSendsEscape: true
Instead of the Alt key, you have to use the Alt Gr key, then you'll
get all symbols you need in the xterm.
Sent from my iPod.
On Feb 18, 2010, at 4:25, Thomas Dickey dic...@his.com wrote:
On Thu, 18 Feb 2010, Craig Moore wrote:
Hi,
I cannot execute commands using the Alt key. For
