Re: meta key??

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From: Andrew J Cosgriff
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 00:00

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>>>>> "Alan" == Alan Wood <alan.wood@dsto.defence.gov.au> writes:

Alan> The Meta key has been replaced with the Esc key in these more
Alan> enlightened times.

Only in specific apps, like Emacs, that provide it as a workaround for 
people with bogus keyboards.

In X, the Alt key often acts as meta - if not, you can make it so with 
xmodmap (or xkeycaps if you find xmodmap a bit too confusing :)

Andrew
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