From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim Johnson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs Menu Bar Question Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 10:31:29 -0800 Message-ID: <20050602183129.GA1789@johnsons-web.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1117737381 27274 80.91.229.2 (2 Jun 2005 18:36:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 18:36:21 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jun 02 20:36:12 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DduWv-00029r-PI for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 02 Jun 2005 20:34:58 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DducT-00076q-J9 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:40:41 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DduXF-0003co-E7 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:35:18 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DduX6-0003VC-Uc for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:35:12 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DduX3-0003TH-9R for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:35:05 -0400 Original-Received: from [208.218.214.44] (helo=ns3.cniweb.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1DduSv-0005C1-3H for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:30:49 -0400 Original-Received: from linus.johnson.com (rdbck-static-445.palmer.mtaonline.net [64.4.232.191]) by ns3.cniweb.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j52IGH4c016263 for ; Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:16:18 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from linus.johnson.com (localhost.johnson.com [127.0.0.1]) by linus.johnson.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j52IVTVM003170 for ; Thu, 2 Jun 2005 10:31:29 -0800 Original-Received: (from tim@localhost) by linus.johnson.com (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id j52IVTRK003168 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 2 Jun 2005 10:31:29 -0800 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Mail-Followup-To: Tim Johnson , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:27169 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:27169 * Paulie [050602 08:55]: > Hi all, > > I am just learning Linux and am trying to get to grips with emacs - so far > so good. I use Ctl/Alt/F1 to go into terminal mode and use xemacs - no > problem, plain screen, keyboard commands only. When I try emacs I get the > menu bar (File Edit Options etc) at the top of the screen but don't have a > mouse attached. Is there a way to access the menu in a similar way as I > might in Windows (Alt key). Hi Paulie: I'm brand new to GNU emacs myself (first week of usage), but I use tmm-menubar. I think it is bound by default to alt-` (backtick), but use my own binding. It is a Text-mode emulation of looking and choosing from a menubar, and is not "windows-like" but if you try it, you may like it. I do. I prefer it to the Xemacs 'accelerate-menu. HTH tim -- Tim Johnson http://www.alaska-internet-solutions.com