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From: thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas)
Newsgroups: net.emacs
Subject: Re: Concepts with almost-META keys
Message-ID: <1336@utah-gr.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 15:31:32 EST
Article-I.D.: utah-gr.1336
Posted: Fri Feb  8 15:31:32 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 11-Feb-85 05:07:12 EST
References: <229@uwstat.UUCP>
Reply-To: thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas)
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In article <229@uwstat.UUCP> mikem@uwstat.UUCP writes:
> ... 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.
>
Note that this is the behaviour of Gosling/Unipress emacs even if you do
have a real meta key.

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