Re: [gentoo-user] Mutt and CC%CC$CC6 characters

[Juho Rosqvist]

OK, I solved the problem.

For the record: it's worth checking whether the problem persists with a
near-empty muttrc. It did not, so I went through the rc file with a fine
comb once again. The culprit turned out to be this line:

set meta_key = yes

Unsetting the variable removes the problem. In hindsight, it's pretty
obvious, as explained by the Mutt manual:

--- quote ---
meta_key
Type: boolean
Default: no
If set, forces Mutt to interpret keystrokes with the high bit (bit 8) set
as if the user had pressed the ESC key and whatever key remains after having
the high bit removed. For example, if the key pressed has an ASCII value of
0xf4, then this is treated as if the user had pressed ESC then ``x''. This is
because the result of removing the high bit from ``0xf4'' is ``0x74'', which
is the ASCII character ``x''.
--- end quote ---

Thank you for pushing me towards the solution. I might have switched to
a mail client that 'sucks more' without your support ;-)

Regards, Juho

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