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Re: problem with smart use of the keyboard


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  • From: Stephane Payrard <address@hidden>
  • To: address@hidden
  • Subject: Re: problem with smart use of the keyboard
  • Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 22:50:57 +0100

On Sat, 09 Feb 2002, Stephane Payrard wrote:

> I am reading the keyboard.tm documentation and I am still at a loss
> when doing some operation, The reason is probably is that some
> vocabulary is introduced without explanation: macro, function,
> quote...
>
> Worse some is incorrect:
> ESC-i-s does not introduce a symbol
>
> As an example, I try to reproduce a boxed key by typing an appropriate
> key sequence. So I type esc-i-e-k-e-y-|-a to get a boxed a. But the a is
> not treated as a literal and I get:

I needed to type TAB to insert an argument. Probably typing | is more
intuitive so I forgot about the TAB

>
> <apply|key|a>
>
> which is pasted BTW as:
>
> <apply|key\|a>
>
> I tried many variation with no luck. I think that such a terse
> documentation is a major impediment to master TeXmacs. And the
> frustration is proportional to the expectations. :)
>
> --
> Stéphane Payrard -- s.payrard@@wanadoo.fr
>
> # mailstat
> Most people don't type their own logfiles; but, what do I care?
>

--
Stéphane Payrard -- s.payrard@@wanadoo.fr

# mailstat
Most people don't type their own logfiles; but, what do I care?





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