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From: jsparkes@bcars85.bnr.ca (Jeff Sparkes)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Alt vs. Meta in Xt translations
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Date: 20 Jul 90 14:29:09 GMT
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	What is the difference between Alt and Meta in Xt translations?  My
NCD X terminal defines Alt_L and Alt_R, but it seems that xedit uses Meta in
it translation table, so it doesn't work.
	Also, do different servers distinguish Alt_R and Alt_L?  I have some
translations for xterm of the form "Alt<Key>x:" which work on the NCD 
running their server version 2.1.0, but don't work on a Sun4 running X11R4.
	What I really need is a keyboard independent way of specifying
Alt or Meta.


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Jeff Sparkes		jsparkes@bnr.ca
Another feature is that the seats float, so that the airline can recover
them if the plane crashes into the ocean. -- Dave Barry