Problem: how to get Meta-x to work in emacs?
Hi I am new to Linux using Ubuntu 10.04LTS and emacs23.1.1. I used the Alt key as Meta, but it stopped working when I updated ubuntu. I changed the meta to the right ctrl (using the ubuntu keyboybard preference). Proper control works fine when using third-level characters in emacs when using a Norwegian layout. However, when you type Meta-x in the message, the message "Mismatched parantheses" in emacs and the symbol "" in the buffer appear. Switching to a location in the US does not happen when dialing meta-x.
I want meta-x to work, so I can embed commands in emacs again.
Remedies I tried:
Change meta key with ubuntu keyboard preference → Doesn't work
I searched for a .Xdefaults file with locate. Since it does not exist, I created it in the home "username". And wrote the line "Xterm * metaSendEscape: true" in the file. (I'm not sure what he is doing. Perhaps this is a fix for another problem, I found it at http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsChannelFaq#toc17 ) → Doesn 't work
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