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From: peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ALT as Meta-key in microemacs - DONT!!!!!!!
Summary: Why, you can use *any* key as the alt key.
	 So what' sthe big deal?
Message-ID: <2159@sugar.UUCP>
Date: 22 Jun 88 04:21:26 GMT
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Organization: Sugar Land UNIX - Houston, TX
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In article ... kasper@csli.STANFORD.EDU (Kasper Osterbye) writes:
> Peter da Silva complains:

> >Why don't any of the Micro emacses implement REAL meta keys? Both the IBM-PC
> >and the Amiga have these nice ALT keys in a real convenient spot, just ready
> >for use as a metakey. Do the implementors really prefer hitting ESC, or have
> >they just forgotten that ESC is just a kludge?

> If you make any program of any sort, and especialy an editor, I beg that
> you do not redefine the ALT Key. The ALT key accesses the foreign characters,
> and I like editors that allows me to write my own name!!!. 

Good point. Would you mind using the Right-Amiga key as the Meta key, then?
OOPS, that blows out the menu shortcuts. How about the Left-Amiga key, then?
Or the help key? Or any other key?

i.e.: Make it user-configurable.

> IF there is no way around redefine the function of the ALT key - do NOT at
> the same time fix the keymap used!!!.

I don't think that was the idea, though...
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