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From: mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: Misbehavior in Jove
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Date: 20 Jun 88 05:28:52 GMT
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peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:
> Why don't any of the Micro emacses implement REAL meta keys? Both the IBM-PC
> and the Amiga have these nice ALT keys in a real convenient spot, just ready
> for use as a metakey. Do the implementors really prefer hitting ESC, or have
> they just forgotten that ESC is just a kludge?

MG1B and MG2A have a meta-key that works perfectly.  Just define
DO_METAKEY when you compile, and use the usa0 keymap.

		--M


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