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From: mikem@uwstat.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.emacs
Subject: Concepts with almost-META keys
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Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 14:05:50 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  7 14:05:50 1985
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I have a Concept 108 with pseudo-meta keys.  The way these things work
(at present) is like a shift key except when depressed they send
-key   (i.e. I hold down the META key and nothing happens until I
hit another key.  Thus META-^A is one keystroke).  Well this behaviour
is OK but not really what I wanted.  I'd like to know if there is some
(soft) switch which will make this behave like a proper META (8'th bit)
key.  I have the Concept manual, but it only describes the standard
terminal and doesn't mention this add-on feature.
Does anyone have one of these beasts working as a correct META terminal?
Do you remember how to set it up that way??

You may ask what is wrong with the current behaviour .. its much better
than no meta key.  Well, there isn't too much wrong except where the
escape has a special meaning.  For example in an incremental search, ^A
will end the search and go to the beginning of line.  But (my) Meta-A
will end the search and insert an A (rather than go to the beginning of
the sentence).  So its a minor but common annoyance.

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