--- 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;
   }