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 <p>Clearly the easiest way is to use Meta-number keys. And what is the Meta
-key? For some terminals, it's the same as ALT. If you have Windows keyboard,
-it's probably the left Windows key. If they don't work directly, you'll need
-to set a few X resources (NOTE: these work with both xterm and rxvt):</p>   
+key? ESC key always works as Meta, but there's also easier ways. ALT could
+work as Meta, or if you have Windows keyboard, left Windows key might work
+as Meta. If they don't work directly, you'll need to set a few X resources
+(NOTE: these work with both xterm and rxvt):</p>   
 
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 XTerm*eightBitInput:   false