Hi Mike, Thanks for the help! Setting that option when calling vncserver fixes it! :-) Frank
Original Message ===================== > > However when I start XEmacs in a VNC sessioni and press the Alt key, XEmacs > complains that it does not recognize the Alt key. This is not a problem > though when I run a regular KDE session directly on my Linux desktop. I don't know the whole story behind this, but here's a clue. I've noticed this in TightVNC's Xvnc man page: -compatiblekbd Set META key = ALT key, as in the original (AT&T) version of Xvnc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------