Re: Carbon: Option-as-Meta Sometimes Inputs Accented Characters

[Tom Tobin]

On 5/12/07, David Reitter <address@hidden> wrote:
> Can anyone reproduce this? This is a build from the 22 branch, with
> `mac-option-modifier' set to `meta'.
>
> What I can reproduce is holding down M-n: when input just once, it
> just brings up an echo area message saying that it's not bound. But
> when held down (which causes the input to repeat), it'll input the
> tilde dead key (˜) just like when the option modifier is passed to
> the system.
> NB Switching off `mac-input-method-mode' (a patch in Aquamacs)
> doesn't change anything, and the problem shows up in a (Carbon) build
> straight from the GNU Emacs CVS as well. But I can't reproduce the M-
> v problem.

FWIW, I'll add that I can only reproduce the problem when alternating
between two scrolling keys that are *both* meta-bound.  I have M-p/M-n
bound to scroll-up/down, and that reproduces it easily.  I can only
trigger M-v when alternating between it and another scrolling meta
key.