Xref: utzoo comp.unix.ultrix:7877 gnu.emacs.help:2447 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!cse!cse.uta.edu!umbaugh From: umbaugh@cse.arl.utexas.edu (David Umbaugh) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix,gnu.emacs.help Subject: Re: Missing Meta Key on Ultrix 4.1 Message-ID: Date: 26 Jun 91 18:28:09 GMT References: <1991Jun24.214917.22181@MDI.COM> Sender: usenet@cse.uta.edu (USENET Dummy account for GNUS and TheNews) Reply-To: umbaugh@cse.uta.edu Organization: CSE Dept., University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX Lines: 32 In-Reply-To: rudoff@MDI.COM's message of 24 Jun 91 21:49:17 GMT >>>>> On 24 Jun 91 21:49:17 GMT, rudoff@MDI.COM (Doug Rudoff) said: Doug> Originator: rudoff@bb03c Doug> I have a version of GNU emacs 18.55 that has been running fine on our Doug> Ultrix 3.1 machines. We now have some machines running 4.1 and while Doug> logged into the 4.1 machines emacs no longer realizes that the meta Doug> key on the terminal has been pressed. Any meta-command must be Doug> entered with an escape. I experienced the same problem when we changed from Ultirix 3.1 to 4.1 some time ago. I have SU-Mac/IP set to use the option key on my Macintosh extended keyboard (please no look and feel flames) as a Meta key. It worked with gnu emacs before the OS change, but not after. At the time I asked our Sysadmin about it and got no answer. I can not help, but can confirm that someone else has seen the same problem. Doug> Any help would be appreciated. Me too. Doug> -- Doug> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Doug> Doug RUDOFF Motorola Mobile Data Bothell, WA uunet!mdisea!rudoff Doug> (206) 487-5937 rudoff@mdi.com Doug> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -- L. David (Dave) Umbaugh Computer Science Engineering University of Texas at Arlington BITNET PO Box 19015 Arlington, TX 76012 (817) 273-3628 417 N. Cooper Street, Room 300