Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!mailrus!ames!pacbell!ditka!stb!michael
From: michael@stb.UUCP (Michael)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ALT as Meta-key in microemacs - DONT!!!!!!!
Message-ID: <10457@stb.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jul 88 20:38:16 GMT
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I just checked this out, and ...

The usa1 (default 1.2 keymap) allows all the characters to be generated,
using dead keys for accents, etc. The usa0 (default 1.1 keymap) allows
all the characters to be generated, using the number, punctuation, and
shift keys to do it.

The conclusion? The usa1 keymap is more convenient for users (all those
odd looking vowels are based on the vowel key), the usa0 keymap is
more convenient for certain editors (because alt now sets the 8th bit,
which is what meta- is supposed to do), and both methods are equally
powerful.

My 2 cents? Type "setmap usa0" before running emacs. What? Emacs enforces
its own idea of what the keymap should be? Now that would be a bad thing.
(Note: I don't know if emacs actually does enforce its own keymap, but
it should listen to whatever the user has set)

				Michael
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