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From: neitzel@infbs.uucp (Martin Neitzel)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Using an <alt> key instead of an <esc> prefix.
Keywords: meta key, alternate, <alt> <esc>, PC
Message-ID: <986@infbs.UUCP>
Date: 8 Sep 88 15:15:13 GMT
References: <156@serene.CTS.COM>
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Reply-To: neitzel@infbs.UUCP (Martin Neitzel)
Organization: TU Braunschweig,Informatik,West Germany
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In article <156@serene.CTS.COM> rfarris@serene.CTS.COM (Rick Farris) writes:
rf>
rf>	Can anyone tell me how I can use my alt-key on my pc instead of
rf>	<esc> prefixes? [...]  Predictably, I find the <alt> key to be
rf>	preferable for all of the <esc>-prefix commands. [...]
rf>
rf>	[...] I expect my question is somewhat generic.

100% agreed.  For the IBM-PC the obvious way to Do It Right is to have a
keyboard driver with _full_ support for the ALT compinations.  This
would be useful both when you are running a (small) emacs locally as
when you use your pc as terminal.

To make a long story short:  I have just begun to work on such a driver
and will make the results available -- if I get something running...

Please do not flood my mail box now.  Or, if you have such a thing
already: post it!

							Martin
Martin Neitzel,  Techn. Univ. Braunschweig, W.Germany
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