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From: mazer@bek-owl.caltech.edu (Jamie Mazer)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: meta keys and esc prefixing (gnuemacs 18.52)
Keywords: meta-shift-key ESC gnuemacs 18.52
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Date: 5 Sep 89 19:13:54 GMT
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 Now that I've got access to a keyboard with a real meta key (NCD X-term),
I've noticed something wierd with gnuemacs 18.52. If I type:
	"C-S <search-string> M-V" (C-S bound to forward-i-search)\
 The i-search proceeds normally, but instead of M-V terminating the search
and moving forward a screen - it gets read as <esc>V - in which case the esc
terminates and the V gets inserted into the buffer - even though I use the
meta key on the keyboard. I noticed this problem previously with non-meta
terminals (vt100s), but figured it would be fixed on a "nice" terminal which
sends eigth-bit info.
 Is this a known bug? (Or perhaps feature ;-) Does anyone have a workaround?
It would be nice if i-search were smarter about gobbling the esc so quickly..

Just wonderin'
/Jamie
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