> Don't know about a Meta key - I use F9,c,f - works every time
>
Yes that would work. But that is pressing 3 keys to get there. The drop
down menus in MC show several shortcut keys. The one for Find files is
listed as M-?
In NC (Norton Commander, of which MC is a variant) uses Alt-F7 which I miss
greatly!
Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Registered Linux user 183185
----- Original Message -----
From: John Rye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Meta key defined where?
> Jeff Malka wrote:
> >
> > It usually is the Alt key.
> >
> > My question is because in KDE console when I use MC (midnight Commander)
> > there are several combinations that use the meta key combination (M-?).
> > They all work correctly except the one for "find" where the meta key
(Alt)
> > seems not to be understood in my system. I was therefore wondering
where it
> > was defined so I can see what traps it.
> >
> > Anyone know what key combination to use for "find a file" in MC (other
than
> > the meta combination)?
> >
> > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Registered Linux user 183185
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Carolina Kohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 6:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Meta key defined where?
> >
> > Hi,
> > I just want to ask something:
> > What is a Meta Key?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Carol^
> >
> > El vie, 22 sep 2000, escribiste:
> > > I am running Mandrake 7.1, Bash, KDE. My Meta key is not producing
the
> > same
> > > results as it does in Gnome. Where is the meta key defined in KDE?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Registered Linux user 183185
>
> Don't know about a Meta key - I use F9,c,f - works every time
>
> Cheers
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