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25.0.50; Alt-[ unavailable until C-x 8 [ used

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 21310 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#21310: 25.0.50; Alt-[ unavailable until C-x 8 [ used
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2020 17:26:51 +0200

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> Cc: 21310 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:13:16 +0100
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > See the subject line: the Alt-[ etc. bindings are not available until
> > you type "C-x 8 [" the first time, or manually load iso-transl.  This
> > is because iso-transl-ctl-x-8-map is autoloaded, but the Alt- bindings
> > are only defined when iso-transl is loaded.  I think this is
> > confusing, especially as we now advertise Alt-[ etc. as a means to
> > type curve quotes.
> >
> > Is it possible to autoload the Alt- bindings as well?  Or maybe we
> > should simply preload iso-transl?
> 
> My Alt key gives a Meta -- are the Alt bindings a Windows thing?

No, but you can use "C-x @ a" to "generate" the Alt modifier.

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