From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jeff.rancier@softechnics.com (Jeffery B. Rancier) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: MS Windows "Alt-Menu" support Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 16:04:25 -0400 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> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1060387697 4921 80.91.224.253 (9 Aug 2003 00:08:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 00:08:17 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Aug 09 02:08:43 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19lHHm-0006Ai-00 for ; Sat, 09 Aug 2003 02:08:43 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org (monty-python.gnu.org [199.232.76.173]) by hermes.netfonds.no (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h7908g80019756 for ; Sat, 9 Aug 2003 02:08:42 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19lHGv-0006S7-IC for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 08 Aug 2003 20:07:49 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.20) id 19lGQz-0008Gz-Ei for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Aug 2003 19:14:09 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.20) id 19lDT2-00052N-LS for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Aug 2003 16:04:35 -0400 Original-Received: from [80.91.224.249] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19lDSz-00051g-Mq for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Aug 2003 16:04:01 -0400 Original-Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19lDSY-0003VK-00 for ; Fri, 08 Aug 2003 22:03:34 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: from news by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19lDSX-0003V9-00 for ; Fri, 08 Aug 2003 22:03:33 +0200 Original-Lines: 44 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org User-Agent: Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) Emacs/21.3 (windows-nt) Cancel-Lock: sha1:jPp9tPRqsGHsZtN6Fk9RbA62aV8= 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 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by hermes.netfonds.no id h7908g80019756 Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:11680 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:11680 kai.grossjohann@gmx.net (Kai Gro=DFjohann) writes: I simply bind: ,---- | (defun jbr-w32-simulate-Alt-tap () | (interactive) | (w32-send-sys-command 61696)) `---- to Control-tab, a sequence I never use. (global-set-key [C-tab] 'jbr-w32-simulate-Alt-tap) > "Herb Martin" writes: > >> Obviously Alt-F File, Alt-H Help, etc., conflict with >> other Meta key sequences. >> >> How have others solved this issue (beside just adapting >> as I miss my Alt-F Save file etc.) > > I suggested on emacs-devel to change the behavior of Emacs as > follows: Pressing Alt, then hitting f, then releasing Alt, should > behave as it does now -- it should invoke M-f aka forward-word. But > pressing Alt, then releasing Alt, and *then* hitting f should invoke > the menu bar. > > Maybe that might make you happy? > > The only problem is that you will need to write the code... > --=20 > Two cafe au lait please, but without milk. --=20 Thanks, Jeff ,---- | Jeffery B. Rancier |=20 | Softechnics | a METTLER TOLEDO company `----