Re: [opensuse] Meta character

* M. Skiba <mailinglist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [08-09-08 22:26]:
Am Sonntag, 10. August 2008 03:40:26 schrieb Henare Degan:
It depends a bit on your keyboard layout, but usually, "meta" is the
"alt" key on your keyboard

Usually "meta" is the "Windows"/"Start" key and I think it's the
"Apple" key on an Apple keyboard. This is why it's called "meta", I
never thought it was a great name, anyone want to come up with a
better name? :)

Yeah, that was my first thought too.

Alt should be named Alt.
Meta (and I saw it at least once reffered as "Super")-key is the key with the
windows logo/tux penguin/Apple thingi.

There is/was a "meta" key long before there was a windoz. The windoz
key is a convience added just as the cd/dvd tray eject and volume and
email and other *convience* keys added to ?enhance? the windoz world.

My keyboard has no "windoz" key, it was manufactured prior to windows.

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_key

The Meta key was a special key on old MIT computer keyboards, such as
the Space-cadet keyboard. Sun keyboards continue to include a Meta
key, marked as a solid diamond.

The key may be considered equivalent to the Macintosh's command key,
which has the same location and similar function. On modern keyboards,
it is usually emulated with Alt key or with the Windows key. As an
alternative in some programs, Meta key is emulated by pressing and
releasing the Esc key (see Emacs).

The Compose key is sometimes known as a "meta key".


btw, my keyboard is an "Anykey" board labled Gateway2000 manufactured
in 1992 completely programmable containing it's own memory and
processor and two sets of 12 function keys. With no meta key unless I
assign one or operating system software assigns one, and then it is a
substitute.

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