Can't use Alt- Commands in xterm

[Craig Moore <craigtmoore at googlemail dot com>]

Hi,

I cannot execute commands using the Alt key. For example, whenever I
press, Alt -. I get a zero instead of the previous command. This is
also a problem whenever I run emacs inside xterm. Alt-w produces a ÷
(division symbol) instead of executing a copy region command. Also
Alt-x doesn't give the extended command mini-buffer, but instead
produces a ø (strike through o).

I do not expreience this problem whenever I run the Cygwin Bash Shell,
which I suppose makes sense.

I have read TFM, and it says I need to include the following information:

> OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit
> Make: Dell Laptop
> Model: XPS M1530
> Keyboard: English (United Kingdom)
> From /var/log/XWin.0.log:
> 2010-02-18 08:58:14 (--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "00000809" (00000809)
> 2010-02-18 08:58:14 (--) Using preset keyboard for "English (United Kingdom)" (809), type "4"
> 2010-02-18 08:58:14 Rules = "base" Model = "pc105" Layout = "gb" Variant = "none" Options = "none"

I have check the layout at
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/keyboards.mspx
and the UK keyboard layout is a perfect match, which makes sense since
I bought this keyboard in the UK.

I would be grateful for any help you all can provide.

Best Regards,
Craig

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