On Thu, 26 May 2005 08:52:36 -0700 "K. Richard Pixley" <rich@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > In redhat releases and in other operating systems, a default xterm > window will provide me with a shell wherein <alt>-<delete> will backward > delete a word, <alt>-b, will move the cursor backward a word, <alt>-f > will move forward a word, etc. That is, emacs editing mode works and > acts on the meta keys. > > This doesn't work on fedora core 3, at least not out of the box. Can > anyone explain to me what I need to do to get my meta key editing back, > please? Or point me to relevant documentation that might help me figure > out what's going on? > > I'm going fugbuck trying to type whenever I sit down in front of a > fedora box. > > --rich > You can set your gnome terminal to ignore shortcut keys. Edit keyboard shortcuts... Select Disable all menu access keys (such as Alt+f to open File menu) -- Richard E Miles Federal Way WA. USA registered linux user 46097
