Number: 549

Date:  6-Apr-84 14':05':38

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: vanMelle.pa

Subject: need way to input blank keys and extra Dlion keys with MetaShift enabled

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Attn: vanMe, Masin

Status: Open

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Problem Type: Design - UI

Impact: Annoying

Difficulty: Moderate

Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Hopefully

System: Operating System

Subsystem: Keyboard

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["Sybalsky" "28-Aug-84 11':54':52" Attn':]

Description: '
[the solution to this problem requires some coordination between TEdit and the dandelion keyboard handler and a number of other areas of the system]'
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Date':  6 Apr 84 12':12 PST'
From': Jellinek.pa'
Subject': Lafite': TTYINMETA(T)'
To': LafiteSupport.pa'
cc': TEditSupport.pa'
Lafite-System-Date': 28-Feb-84 13':10':33'
Lisp-System-Date': 29-Mar-84 17':34':40'
Machine-Type': Dolphin'
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I like to run with TTYINMETA(T), which lets me use the bottom-blank key to do various nice things.  Unfortunately, it causes middle-blank to lose its "skip-to-next-field" meaning in the Lafite message editor, redefining it to mean "insert an `€''".'
This is not a good thing.'
		Herb'
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Date':  6 Apr 84 12':28 PST'
From': vanMelle.pa'
Subject': Re': Lafite': TTYINMETA(T)'
In-reply-to': Jellinek.pa''s message of 6 Apr 84 12':12 PST'
To': Jellinek.pa'
cc': LafiteSupport.pa, TEditSupport.pa'
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This is a difficult problem, known as "need way to input blank keys and extra Dlion keys that coordinates with MetaShift enabled."  The main difficulty is that input from the keyboard is limited to 8-bit characters only, and that leaves no extra characters left over if MetaShift is on (e.g., if you enable MetaShift, then Top-Blank and Meta-A are indistinguishable).'
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The workaround for your immediate problem is  '
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(TEDIT.SETSYNTAX 200Q ''NEXT)'
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Also, if you happen to like Top-Blank being the Tedit Undo key (I don''t), you should also'
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(TEDIT.SETSYNTAX 0 ''UNDO)'


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Edit-By: Sybalsky

Edit-Date: 28-Aug-84 11':54':55