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Re: Alt Putty


From: Rusi
Subject: Re: Alt Putty
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 07:11:50 -0700 (PDT)
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On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 7:11:48 PM UTC+5:30, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 06:07:15 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Rusi 
> > 
> > On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 6:17:52 PM UTC+5:30, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > > > Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 04:10:50 -0700 (PDT)
> > > > From: Rusi 
> > > > 
> > > > How to make Alt-key work with PuTTY?
> > > 
> > > What do you mean by "work"?  Should it produce A-key or M-key in
> > > Emacs?
> > 
> > Sorry for not being clear... I guess this is OT
> > Best I can see Alt generates nothing
> > Naturally I would like Alt-x to be emacs' M-x as it does in 
> > windows and gnu/linux desktops.
> 
> I think this happens automatically with PuTTY.  It does for me.
> 
> Are you sure it's not something in your TERM value and the
> corresponding terminfo entry on the target machine?  What happens if
> you type "ESC x", does Emacs on the remote see "M-x"?  If it does,
> audit the PuTTY settings on the PuTTY's "Keyboard" and "Features"
> panes (under "Terminal").  Maybe also "Behaviour" under "Window".

Ok thanks -- will check these (office machine thin clients talking to a VM)
ESC-x works as M-x


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