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FYI: typical behavior
Authored by: brandonlgolm on Aug 13, '02 09:34:29AM

FYI, this is typical behavior for UNIX (and emacs under windows). Even telnetting from windows to UNIX you can use the 'Alt' key (equivalent to option) as a meta key. When you run X-windows, one 'Alt' key IS the meta key and the other is just an 'Alt' key. In fact, the ESC-(pause)-key sequence is just a workaround for systems that can't convey the meta key properly.



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