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David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:

> "Paulie" <pstuyv-no-to-spam@yahoo.co.uk> writes:
>
>> 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).
>
> F10, but be prepared to hate it.

Yes, put this in your ~/.emacs:

    (menu-bar-mode 0)

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