--- kdebase-3.1.3/konsole/konsole/TEmuVt102.cpp.hdg	2003-09-26 23:51:33.000000000 +0200

+++ kdebase-3.1.3/konsole/konsole/TEmuVt102.cpp	2003-09-26 23:56:40.000000000 +0200

@@ -904,7 +904,10 @@

     scr->setHistCursor(scr->getHistLines());

   if (cmd==CMD_send) {

-    if ((ev->state() & AltButton) && !metaspecified ) sendString("\033");

+    if ( (ev->state() & AltButton) && 

+      !metaspecified &&

+      !(len && txt[0]==27) )

+      sendString("\033");

     emit sndBlock(txt,len);

     return;

   }