From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pool-141-154-213-234.bos.east.verizon.net ([141.154.213.234] helo=localhost.localdomain ident=[D/VIZCC5NRRH+kAxCTcbPb4eBP6L6PcZ]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17AMOf-0001bG-00 for ; Tue, 21 May 2002 23:02:41 -0400 Received: (from dave@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g4M30sO28576; Tue, 21 May 2002 23:00:54 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: dave set sender to using -f From: "Dave Hunt <" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15595.2534.755790.944640@localhost.localdomain> Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 23:00:54 -0400 (EDT) To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Emacs Notation--was Re: interesting experiment. In-Reply-To: <00a801c20136$74333550$af49e9d5@microsoft.com> References: <036001c1ffad$bb13d9f0$bd49e9d5@microsoft.com> <15593.273.516308.2931@akp@eznet.net> <00a801c20136$74333550$af49e9d5@microsoft.com> X-Mailer: VM 6.72 under Emacs 20.7.1 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: dave.hunt2@verizon.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: In emacs documentation, when you see something like "m-x", it means, use the 'meta' key, then 'x'. On many keyboards, the 'meta' is the left 'alt' key. If this is the case, you hold the 'left-alt' and the 'x' at the same time. If this mapping is not in place (even if it is), the 'meta' is the 'escape' key. When using 'escape', you hit this first, release it, then, hit 'x'. Similarly, a 'c-' in an emacs command description refers to the 'control' key. -Dave Octavian Rasnita writes: > Hi, Thanks for the tips. > What do you mean by m-x? > Should I type M, then - then x?