From: Ethan B. <ebl...@cs...> - 2007-02-20 21:14:47
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Adil spake unto us the following wisdom: > When you press escape inside screen, it doesn't immediately send it to the > application. This is why even if you don't have an alt-key, you can press > "<esc><alphanum>" in somewhat quick succession to get the effect of > pressing alt+<alphanum>. For this very reason, pressing escape doesn't > immediately close a menu. If you try closing the menu outside screen, it > should work with the first <esc> keypress. This is not my experience at all; is that an option? > > I have not encountered this, but I do have a device running Linux and= =20 > > gaim-text (either natively or over SSH) that has no ALT keys! I tried to > > rebind them to Ctrl+(capital letter) but it did not work well. I agree > > that an alternate beginning sequence would be helpful. >=20 > Quite possibly. I would accept a clean patch that would allow doing that. > In the meantime, the following bindings work for me: Control+capital letter is not possible over a standard Unix terminal. Ethan --=20 The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws [that have no remedy for evils]. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. -- Cesare Beccaria, "On Crimes and Punishments", 1764 |