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bug#21310: 25.0.50; Alt-[ unavailable until C-x 8 [ used
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#21310: 25.0.50; Alt-[ unavailable until C-x 8 [ used |
Date: |
Thu, 03 Dec 2020 17:26:51 +0200 |
> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
> Cc: 21310@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:13:16 +0100
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > See the subject line: the Alt-[ etc. bindings are not available until
> > you type "C-x 8 [" the first time, or manually load iso-transl. This
> > is because iso-transl-ctl-x-8-map is autoloaded, but the Alt- bindings
> > are only defined when iso-transl is loaded. I think this is
> > confusing, especially as we now advertise Alt-[ etc. as a means to
> > type curve quotes.
> >
> > Is it possible to autoload the Alt- bindings as well? Or maybe we
> > should simply preload iso-transl?
>
> My Alt key gives a Meta -- are the Alt bindings a Windows thing?
No, but you can use "C-x @ a" to "generate" the Alt modifier.