Re: Meta key definition in a linux console

[Pascal J. Bourguignon]

Olivier Sirven <the.slaa@gmail.com> writes:

> Hello there,
>
> I run a Mac laptop with emacs 23 and everything is just fine, my meta
> key is defined to my command key and I'm happy with it. But when I
> ssh to a distant linux machine and run an emacs 23 session in console
> mode I don't have any other ways to access meta but by using ESC key
> which is far from being an ergonomical solution. 
> As this emacs version is compiled for linux, there is no such variable
> as "mac-command-modifier" and I don't know how to tell emacs (or the
> console) to use the command key as meta.
>
> Any ideas would be just great!

Use a terminal (emulator) that is able to encode the Meta- key as the
8th bit.  Emacs should be able to recognize it more or less
automatically. (Ask again if you get accented characters instead of M-).

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__Pascal Bourguignon__