I just use xkeycaps to redefine the keys. Check dselect for it. Am I following this thread correctly?
brian On Sat, Mar 18, 2000 at 04:55:23PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I've been rather fighting the inconsistancies myself. I might get to > fixing up console someday. > > Oh yeah, there's something called ICCCM which xemacs follows under X which > among other things describes a method (IMO the Right Way) to > consistantly read and interpret keypresses. > > Basically (going from memory) > > Apps like Enlightenment and gnome seem to assume that any key that > generates "mod1" modifier is ALT > ICCCM apps like xemacs assume that the "shift" keys that generate ALT_L > and ALT_R with the same modifier bit, said bit not shared with any other > "shift" keys, is ALT. > Also assumes that the "shift" keys that generate META_L and META_R with a > dictinct modifier bit (doesn't matter exactly WHICH modifier bit) is META. > > I mean, you can map SHIFT_L and SHIFT_R to use "mod1" and Eterm will > suddenly decide that pressing "SHIFT+R" will be ALT-R. > > People in general don't seem to care, at least not the last time I brought > up the subject. See the list archives and the bug system. > > Heh, maybe I'll make a proposal in my spare time, if I could get at least > one official developer to back me. This is on my list of peeves. > > -- > Beiad Ian Q. Dalton > > On 18 Mar 2000, Brian May wrote: > > > >>>>> "Sean" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Sean> On 16-Mar-2000 Joseph A. Martin wrote: > > >> Hello, I feel like this should be a simple thing to do, but I > > >> haven't been able to figure it out so far. I want XEmacs to my > > >> Left Alt key as the Meta key. It works like that when I am > > >> running XEmacs from the console. However, if I run XEmacs from > > >> XWindows ESC is my meta key and Left-Alt is not recognized by > > >> XEmacs. What do I need to change to have XEmacs in XWindows use > > >> Left-Alt as the Meta key? > > >> > > > > Sean> if you have one, the windows key is bound as meta. > > > > Is it possible to use the windows key as meta in XEmacs for text mode > > sessions? I don't like this inconsistency... Some combinations work, > > others don't. Tested: > > > > text mode console: alt --> meta > > gnome-terminal: alt --> meta > > xterm: windows --> meta > > -- > > Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Brian Lavender http://www.brie.com/brian/