Re: minibuffer output to buffer

[David Combs]

In article <mailman.335.1163022806.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
Dieter Wilhelm  <dieter@duenenhof-wilhelm.de> wrote:
>Gary Wessle <phddas@yahoo.com> writes:
>
>> how can I get the output which shows in the mini buffer into the
>> current buffer.
>> example
>> M-x emacs-version shows in minibuffer.
>
>With a numeric prefix of M-x.  For example:
>
>I'm used to press the ALT key while typing - then x (M-- M-x)
>or C-u M-x
>or C-1 M-x
>or M-1 M-x
>
>-- 
>    Best wishes
>
>    H. Dieter Wilhelm
>    Darmstadt, Germany
>
>

COOL!  


THANK YOU!!!


But -- what's this use of the ALT key?

Does nothing (as prefix) for me -- msg still goes to minibuf (or whatever
it's called).

Now, I'm using a SUN keyboard (with control-key in "right",
"old-time" location, left of "a"), on sunBlade-100, Solaris 9.

What effect might that have (on my ALT working differently
from yours)?


Thanks,

David