Can't use Alt- Commands in xterm

[Thomas Dickey]

On Thu, 18 Feb 2010, Craig Moore wrote:

>> In man xterm, see "eightBitInput" and "metaSendsEscape".
>
> Thanks, that lead me to this solution:
>
>> xterm->Main Menu->Meta Sends Escape
>
> and now alt behaves as it should (Why isn't this the default
> setting?!?) Is there someway to set xterm to always have 'Meta Sends
> Escape' enabled?
>
> Also, I would prefer if the 'Reverse Video' option is enabled (i.e.
> xterm with a black background). This can be set from:
>
>> xterm->VT Options->Enable Reverse Video
>
> I have to enable this each time I start xterm, and I would prefer it
> if xterm would start with this enabled.

Those can be done via resource-settings, e.g. in your $HOME/.Xdefaults,
or in /etc/X11/app-defaults

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