BRUC@DINO.SQUIBB.COM ("Bob Bruccoleri 683-6165", 609) (11/09/90)
I have been using GNU emacs with the X windows support on Iris 3.2. There is an annoying problem with the use of the left hand Alt key as a Meta key. The bell rings after every second use of a Meta command. The same thing happens whenever xterm is used as well. The problem also exists under Iris 3.3.1. Anyone have any ideas on how to stop this infernal ringing? Turning off the X windows bell completely is not acceptable, because I want warnings to make noise. Thanks. Bob Bruccoleri
portuesi@tweezers.esd.sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) (11/11/90)
>>>>> On 8 Nov 90 18:38:00 GMT, BRUC@DINO.SQUIBB.COM ("Bob Bruccoleri 683-6165", 609) said: > I have been using GNU emacs with the X windows support on > Iris 3.2. There is an annoying problem with the use of the > left hand Alt key as a Meta key. The bell rings after every > second use of a Meta command. The same thing happens whenever > xterm is used as well. The problem also exists under Iris 3.3.1. > Anyone have any ideas on how to stop this infernal ringing? None, because you can't. It bugs me as well; I've simply gotten used to it. The problem apparently has something to do with NeWS. It will go away when NeWS goes away. m. -- __ \/ Michael Portuesi Silicon Graphics, Inc. portuesi@sgi.com