Tiarnan O Corrain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hey, > > I've a problem running emacs on my Compaq Armada 7770DMT laptop. The > Alt key isn't working, so I can't get any M-x type commands. Does > anyone know why? Debian is the only dist I've run on this laptop, so I > don't know whether it's a specifically Debian problem.
this may be a silly question, but are you sure your window manager isn't intercepting those key strokes? (Does ESC then x still work?) -tom