From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Herb Martin" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: lRe: MS Windows "Alt-Menu" support Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 05:09:55 GMT Organization: Road Runner - Texas Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <84vft8t1nd.fsf@slowfox.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de> <8cWYa.151156$XV.8022781@twister.austin.rr.com> <84bruz87zj.fsf@slowfox.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de> <84k79l2rfn.fsf@slowfox.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1060579085 4903 80.91.224.253 (11 Aug 2003 05:18:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 05:18:05 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Aug 11 07:18:03 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19m54F-0005Iz-01 for ; Mon, 11 Aug 2003 07:18:03 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19m52i-0008H3-L4 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 11 Aug 2003 01:16:28 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!elnk-pas-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!cyclone.socal.rr.com!news-west.rr.com!news.rr.com!cyclone.austin.rr.com!twister.austin.rr.com.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 16 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.68.35.132 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com Original-X-Trace: twister.austin.rr.com 1060578595 66.68.35.132 (Mon, 11 Aug 2003 00:09:55 CDT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 00:09:55 CDT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:115790 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:11710 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:11710 > Well, that allows non-Windows users to turn the feature off. But > that means they're not better off than now, where the feature is also > off (because it doesn't exist). > > My question was how to make life better for non-Windows users? > I realize it's a toughie, so it's more a theoretical thing... Well, the Alt release MENU key is useful IF you want it so those that choose it might find themselves much better off. I really miss it -- F10 is soft of out of the way and certainly not embedded in my fingertips yet. Now, I need to figure out how to DO that. But not tonight or before Wednesday for that matter....