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From: strong@CADILLAC.CAD.MCC.COM (Michael Strong)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: "Left" and "Right" keys on a Sun 3/50
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Date: 3 Jun 88 18:36:20 GMT
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	Posted-Date: 3 Jun 88 15:55:33 GMT
	Date: 3 Jun 88 15:55:33 GMT
	From: srp@cgl.ucsf.edu  (Scott R. Presnell%Langridge)
	Organization: MMWB Project; UCSF
	Sender: info-gnu-emacs-request@prep.ai.mit.edu

	Hello,
	   I have a question regarding the "Left" (and "Right") keys on a
	Sun 3/50 with regards to Gnu Emacs.

	   At some point I noted that when running emacs on my sun, the
	"Left" key acted as a Meta key (as on a Symbolics) so that it was a
	modifier key (like control or shift).  This is great! However, this is
	NOT the case when I rlogin to one of the VAX hosts and use Emacs there.
	The "left" key has no apparent effect at all.

You are loosing the 8th bit.  Try:

rlogin <host> -8

and see if your Meta-Key doesn't begin working again.


	Thanks,


	Scott Presnell						       +1 415 476 5326
	Copmuter Graphics Laboratory; MacroMolecular Workbench Project, S-926
	Univ. of Calif. at San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA. 94143
	Internet: srp@cgl.ucsf.edu UUCP: ucbvax!ucsfcgl!srp Bitnet: srp@ucsfcgl.bitnet

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