Index: src/key.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mc/mc/src/key.c,v
retrieving revision 1.91
diff -u -p -r1.91 key.c
--- src/key.c	12 Aug 2006 18:22:44 -0000	1.91
+++ src/key.c	15 Sep 2006 08:15:55 -0000
@@ -803,7 +808,7 @@ int get_key_code (int no_delay)
 	    d = ALT(*pending_keys++);
 	    goto check_pend;
 	}
-	if ((d & 0x80) && use_8th_bit_as_meta)
+	if ((d > 127 && d < 256) && use_8th_bit_as_meta)
 	    d = ALT(d & 0x7f);
 	this = NULL;
 	return correct_key_code (d);
@@ -862,7 +867,7 @@ int get_key_code (int no_delay)
 	this = keys;
 	parent = NULL;
 
-	if ((c & 0x80) && use_8th_bit_as_meta) {
+	if ((c > 127 && c < 256) && use_8th_bit_as_meta) {
 	    c &= 0x7f;
 
 	    /* The first sequence defined starts with esc */