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authorChong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>2010-03-19 11:15:27 -0400
committerChong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>2010-03-19 11:15:27 -0400
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Document Bug#5541.
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@@ -1418,6 +1418,21 @@ single copies. You do not need any other drivers or options.
* Runtime problems on character terminals
+** The meta key does not work on xterm.
+Typing M-x rings the terminal bell, and inserts a string like ";120~".
+For recent xterm versions (>= 216), Emacs uses xterm's modifyOtherKeys
+feature to generate strings for key combinations that are not
+otherwise usable. One circumstance in which this can cause problems
+is if you have specified the X resource
+
+ xterm*VT100.Translations
+
+to contain translations that use the meta key. Then xterm will not
+use meta in modified function-keys, which confuses Emacs. To fix
+this, you can remove the X resource or put this in your init file:
+
+ (xterm-remove-modify-other-keys)
+
** Emacs spontaneously displays "I-search: " at the bottom of the screen.
This means that Control-S/Control-Q (XON/XOFF) "flow control" is being