From def98666d883a9c5e7bf8066525aedf916ca7fca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chong Yidong Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:15:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Document Bug#5541. --- etc/PROBLEMS | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS index 5c8f4e032b6..db395df233e 100644 --- a/etc/PROBLEMS +++ b/etc/PROBLEMS @@ -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 -- 2.39.5