Emacs Notation--was Re: interesting experiment.

[Dave Hunt <]

In emacs documentation, when you see something like "m-x", it means,
use the 'meta' key, then 'x'.  On many keyboards, the 'meta' is the
left 'alt' key.  If this is the case, you hold the 'left-alt' and the
'x' at the same time.  If this mapping is not in place (even if it
is), the 'meta' is the 'escape' key.  When using 'escape', you hit
this first, release it, then, hit 'x'.  Similarly, a 'c-' in an emacs
command description refers to the 'control' key.

-Dave

Octavian Rasnita writes:
 > Hi, Thanks for the tips.
 > What do you mean by m-x?
 > Should I type M, then - then  x?