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Date:      Wed, 29 Jan 2003 23:18:48 -0600
From:      Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1044335929.db5a91@mired.org>
To:        "Thaddeus J. Quintin" <quintin@ohio.edu>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: A question asked many times-
Message-ID:  <15928.46520.970987.368167@guru.mired.org>
In-Reply-To: <000001c2c81a$546e60e0$0200a8c0@tjqathlonpc>
References:  <000001c2c81a$546e60e0$0200a8c0@tjqathlonpc>

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In <000001c2c81a$546e60e0$0200a8c0@tjqathlonpc>, Thaddeus J. Quintin <quintin@ohio.edu> typed:
> I would like to map my "alt" keys to be "meta" keys.  Is there any
> reason why I shouldn't do that?  Is there a better/different solution?
> Using ESC just doesn't cut it...

You're using Emacs, right? If so, have you tried using the alt keys as
meta keys? Here, in Xemacs, they work as a meta key out of the box.

	<mike
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