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diet_mtn_dew
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As the meta key, i.e., hitting ESC then x for M-x.
jefftk
on Nov 13, 2019
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On a Mac I use "option" for this; much shorter reach
pantulis
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It's funny but I've been using Emacs for almost 25 years and still use ESC instead of ALT/OPTION, guess that's muscle memory from using Emacs via telnet sessions.
jlokier
on Nov 13, 2019
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Alt+Key doesn't save any keystrokes over Esc+Key anyway, and I think the Esc version is easier to type.
Especially things like Esc : (which is Esc then Shift-;) is surely easier to type than Alt-Shift-;.
fortran77
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That's my experience, too, I guess it's from learning EMACS and its ancestors on actual VT-100 style terminals with no meta keys.
mitchty
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Indeed, never even crossed my mind to set the escape key to meta, definitely not a default even for Cocoa emacs.
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