 		     (backward-char direction))
 		   (point)))))
 ; bind it to the usual zap-to-char shortcut
-(global-set-key (kbd "<M-z>") 'zap-up-to-char)
+(global-set-key (kbd "M-z") 'zap-up-to-char)
 
 
 ; kill-word is less useful than kill-symbol

  (transpose-subr 'forward-symbol arg))

; bind it to the usual transpose-word key combination
(global-set-key (kbd "<M-t>") 'transpose-symbols)


(provide 'editing-customisations)

  (interactive "p")
  (kill-region (point) (progn (forward-symbol arg) (point))))

(global-set-key (kbd "M-d") 'kill-symbol)


(defun backward-kill-symbol (arg)
