Ubuntu – Why is the meta key is not working when using Emacs

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Suddenly, I am not able to use any combination of meta keys. The Alt key is not working at all in my emacs. Can anyone help me on this issue?

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I fixed this in my Ubuntu Terminal app by going in the menu: Edit -> Keyboard Shortcuts and deselecting the 'Enable menu access keys (such as Alt+F to open the File menu)'.

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Ubuntu – gtk-key-theme Emacs: what keystroke is for select-all

There is a simple binding for "Select all" in gtk: C-/

It’s defined as a general GtkTextView signal and not specifically part of the emacs key theme. But it works fine with it. It's defined as an alternative to C-a. While the latter gets reinterpreted by the emacs theme C-/ remains valid for "Select all".

Ubuntu – How to make xterm to send the Alt key to emacs as Meta

As seen in the Arch Wiki, you need to make Xterm to send the correct escaped key to the program:

If you use the Alt key for keyboard shortcuts, you will need this in your resource file:
XTerm*metaSendsEscape: true

So, just do:

echo 'XTerm*metaSendsEscape: true' >> ~/.Xresources

And restart your Xterm session.

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