Can't use Alt- Commands in xterm
Thomas Dickey
dickey@his.com
Thu Feb 18 09:25:00 GMT 2010
On Thu, 18 Feb 2010, Craig Moore wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I cannot execute commands using the Alt key. For example, whenever I
> press, Alt -. I get a zero instead of the previous command. This is
> also a problem whenever I run emacs inside xterm. Alt-w produces a ÷
> (division symbol) instead of executing a copy region command. Also
> Alt-x doesn't give the extended command mini-buffer, but instead
> produces a ø (strike through o).
>
> I do not expreience this problem whenever I run the Cygwin Bash Shell,
> which I suppose makes sense.
>
> I have read TFM, and it says I need to include the following information:
In man xterm, see "eightBitInput" and "metaSendsEscape".
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Thomas E. Dickey
http://invisible-island.net
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