Re: How to make Alt GNU Emacs Meta?
When you do "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86", you have a chance to input keyboard options. Input "altwin:meta_win", which is mentioned in the dialog box that asks for options, to get the "potato" behavior or Alt and Windows keys. HTH, --Pete On Sat, Jan 11, 2003 at 03:52:00PM -0500, Richard Cobbe wrote: > Lo, on Saturday, January 11, Bob Proulx did write: > > > Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-01-10 22:28:14 -0800]: > > > In the current stable release of debian, GNU Emacs uses the Windows key > > > as Meta instead of Alt. I am told this is not true for other linux > > > distributions or other releases of debian. How can I fix this? If I > > > have to I can make an .xmodmap but I would rather not. If there is some > > > package I can upgrade to testing or unstable I am willing to do that. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to make Alt GNU Emacs Meta?
I did "apt-get -t unstable install gnome" and it was fixed. Of course this makes sawfish use Alt as the W- modifier but that's ok with me. Thanks, Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to make Alt GNU Emacs Meta?
Lo, on Saturday, January 11, Bob Proulx did write: > Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-01-10 22:28:14 -0800]: > > In the current stable release of debian, GNU Emacs uses the Windows key > > as Meta instead of Alt. I am told this is not true for other linux > > distributions or other releases of debian. How can I fix this? If I > > have to I can make an .xmodmap but I would rather not. If there is some > > package I can upgrade to testing or unstable I am willing to do that. > > I have noticed that too. But it is related to the keyboard you chose > when you installed. If you said you had a pc102 then the windows key > is not available and you get normal meta operation on alt. If you > said pc104 then it configures the windows key as meta. I believe this > had to do with preserving the functionality of the alt key for other > purposes. > > So presumably you could rerun 'dpkg-reconfigure' again and change the > keyboard. But I don't know the correct packge off of the top of my > head. Oh well, you can just change the configuration file by hand. > Here is mine. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 And be aware that if you change a section of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 by hand (within the debconf-managed section), it'll get overwritten the next time you configure the xserver-xfree86 package. I'm not entirely sure, but this may include package upgrades. Another alternative: instead of messing around with your XF86Config-4 file and restarting X, you can also play around with X keymaps, by way of xmodmap(1). The relevant bit of my .xmodmaprc file follows. keycode 0x73 = NoSymbol keycode 0x40 = Meta_L keycode 0x71 = Meta_R The first line removes the key sym associated with the left windows key, so that hitting it effectively does nothing. The other lines rebind the two alt keys to act like meta. You may also want to unbind the right windows key; its keycode is 0x74. Warning: this is only guaranteed to work if you chose the pc104 setting when configuring X. It may well have bad side effects when used with a different keyboard type. Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How to make Alt GNU Emacs Meta?
In the current stable release of debian, GNU Emacs uses the Windows key as Meta instead of Alt. I am told this is not true for other linux distributions or other releases of debian. How can I fix this? If I have to I can make an .xmodmap but I would rather not. If there is some package I can upgrade to testing or unstable I am willing to do that. Please send email as I do not subscribe to this list. Thanks, Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
