Re: Newbie question

["G. Milde" <g.milde@xxxxxx>]

On 10.03.06, Marko Mahnic wrote:
> Jan Bakuwel wrote:
> >Hoi,
> >
> >I've seen some confusing posts re the use of the Alt key in Jed on
> >Linux. I'd very much like to use the Brief keybindings. Some say its not
> >possible because the terminal doesn't allow the use of the Alt key,
> >however, it seems to work just fine in Gnome Terminal (with menu access
> >keys disabled): Alt-F brings up the File menu as expected.
> >
> >Any ideas?
> 
> It seems that the Alt-key combinations work on yor terminal. In jed
> the Alt-key combinations are converted into a keysequence beginning
> with ESC: when you press Alt-F jed converts that to "Esc f" and
> processes it. If you press Esc then f, you achieve the same result.
> 
> Before using BRIEF you have to verify if the keys F1-F10 work and
> also if the numeric keypad returns any valid keysequences.

Try xjed instead of jed in a terminal if this is not the case.

> You can find an enhanced BRIEF mode at JMR:
>   http://jedmodes.sourceforge.net/mode/brief/
> 
> you will also need x-keydefs:
>   http://jedmodes.sourceforge.net/mode/x-keydefs/
> 
> Backup the file brief.sl before installing the enhanced version.

or install in a different library directory that you can add to the jed
library path with 
  set_jed_library_path(<your-path>+","+get_jed_library_path)
in your jed.rc file.

> Please let me know if there are any problems with the enhanced
> version.

Günter

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Milde ife.et.tu-dresden.de

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