[Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/emacs-23 r99655: Document Bug#5541.

[Chong Yidong]

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revno: 99655
committer: Chong Yidong <address@hidden>
branch nick: emacs-23
timestamp: Fri 2010-03-19 11:15:27 -0400
message:
  Document Bug#5541.
modified:
  etc/PROBLEMS

=== modified file 'etc/PROBLEMS'
--- a/etc/PROBLEMS      2010-01-13 08:35:10 +0000
+++ b/etc/PROBLEMS      2010-03-19 15:15:27 +0000
@@ -1418,6 +1418,21 @@
 
 * Runtime problems on character terminals
 
+** The meta key does not work on xterm.
+Typing M-x rings the terminal bell, and inserts a string like ";120~".
+For recent xterm versions (>= 216), Emacs uses xterm's modifyOtherKeys
+feature to generate strings for key combinations that are not
+otherwise usable.  One circumstance in which this can cause problems
+is if you have specified the X resource
+
+  xterm*VT100.Translations
+
+to contain translations that use the meta key.  Then xterm will not
+use meta in modified function-keys, which confuses Emacs.  To fix
+this, you can remove the X resource or put this in your init file:
+
+  (xterm-remove-modify-other-keys)
+
 ** Emacs spontaneously displays "I-search: " at the bottom of the screen.
 
 This means that Control-S/Control-Q (XON/XOFF) "flow control" is being