*** kbd_emul.c~	Tue May 31 15:59:32 1988
--- kbd_emul.c	Sat Jul 25 04:36:05 1992
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*** 235,242 ****
--- 235,257 ----
                          n = KBD_INDEX_NUMLOCK;
  #endif AT_KEYBOARD
  #endif ATR
+ 
+                 /*
+                  * If ALT_META is defined, the ALT keys are no longer
+                  * treated as standard modifiers.  Instead, any key
+                  * that is pressed while ALT is active will have (1) an
+                  * ESC stuffed into the input buffer ahead of it if
+                  * META_8BIT is not defined, or (2) the high bit set
+                  * if META_8BIT is defined.
+                  *    Barr3y Jaspan, <bjaspan@mit.edu>, 21 Oct 1991
+                  */
+ 
+ #define ALT_META
+ #define META_8BIT
+ #ifndef ALT_META
                  else if (kbd_state & (ALT1_MODE | ALT2_MODE))
                          n = KBD_INDEX_ALT;
+ #endif
                  else if (kbd_state & CTL_MODE)
                          n = KBD_INDEX_CONTROL;
                  else if ((kbd_state & CAPS_MODE) &&
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                          kbd_send(si,&kbd_strings[c],KBD_STRING_LENGTH,1);
                          c = NONE;       /* for gets */
                  } else {
+ #ifdef ALT_META
+                      if (kbd_state & (ALT1_MODE | ALT2_MODE)) {
+ #ifdef META_8BIT
+                           *(p+1) |= 0x80;
+ #else
+                           char esc = '\033';
+                           kbd_send(si, &esc, 1, 1);
+ #endif /* META_8BIT */
+                      }
+ #endif /* ALT_META */
                       kbd_send(si,p+1,MAX_CHAR_LENGTH,1); /* send the string */
+ #ifdef ALT_META
+ #ifdef META_8BIT
+                      *(p+1) &= 0x7f;
+ #endif
+ #endif
                       c = *(p+1);
                  }
          }