http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/01/use-option-as-meta-key-in-mac-os-x-terminal/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/01/use-option-as-meta-key-in-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-488571 José Fortes Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:47:21 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35825#comment-488571 Thank you for me suggestion, but I found that it isn't as convenient as it initially seemed, because (with Spanish keyboard on Snow Leopard) after checking "use option as meta key", the alt key can no longer be used to produce any of the following charactrers: ~#¬]}|\ which of course are important in a terminal/emacs context! It would be fine if the only alt key affected by checking the box were the left alt key, while the right one retaining its ability to produce those characters. Thank you for me suggestion, but I found that it isn’t as convenient as it initially seemed, because (with Spanish keyboard on Snow Leopard) after checking “use option as meta key”, the alt key can no longer be used to produce any of the following charactrers: ~#¬]}|\ which of course are important in a terminal/emacs context! It would be fine if the only alt key affected by checking the box were the left alt key, while the right one retaining its ability to produce those characters.

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