From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric J Haywiser Subject: Re: beginner tries to convert to org-mode Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 17:09:54 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: References: <20071105155403.0a921685@gaia.unibw-hamburg.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IpA96-0006br-CW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:10:12 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IpA95-0006b6-NB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:10:11 -0500 Received: from biscayne-one-station.mit.edu ([18.7.7.80]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IpA95-0007GP-Fq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:10:11 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20071105155403.0a921685@gaia.unibw-hamburg.de> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Detlef Steuer Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > But all promoting or demoting commands do not work as advertised. > I get i.e. ESC undefined etc. Alt-S-right seems to work for me while Esc-S-right just beeps. Perhaps that and this excerpt from emacs info will help to clear things up? Another Emacs character-set extension is additional modifier bits. Only one modifier bit is commonly used; it is called Meta. Every character has a Meta variant; examples include `Meta-a' (normally written `M-a', for short), `M-A' (not the same character as `M-a', but those two characters normally have the same meaning in Emacs), `M-', and `M-C-a'. For reasons of tradition, we usually write `C-M-a' rather than `M-C-a'; logically speaking, the order in which the modifier keys and are mentioned does not matter. Some terminals have a key, and allow you to type Meta characters by holding this key down. Thus, `Meta-a' is typed by holding down and pressing `a'. The key works much like the key. Such a key is not always labeled , however, as this function is often a special option for a key with some other primary purpose. Sometimes it is labeled or ; on a Sun keyboard, it may have a diamond on it. If there is no key, you can still type Meta characters using two-character sequences starting with . Thus, you can enter `M-a' by typing ` a'. You can enter `C-M-a' by typing ` C-a'. is allowed on terminals with keys, too, in case you have formed a habit of using it.