Alt/Meta key

Ken Lai (min-ken.lai@yale.edu)
Mon, 11 Jan 1999 22:07:56 -0500 (EST)

My meta key is lost again...

I'm running debian, X 3.3.2 and fvwm2, and using a 104 keyb.
Every so often, my meta key would lose its functionality; I still haven't
determined what causes it. Sometimes I suspect emacs is the culprit, but
it happens elsewhere too. The ALT key is still good for VC switching
purposes, but programs in my X session cease to recognize it as a META
key. The only way I've been able to correct the problem is to exit
and restart X.

Does this happen to anyone else?

I have attempted to fix it with xmodmap, but I haven't gotten any positive
results.

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