The prefix method is the Quail-method available in the Emacs mode. You prefix the key sequence with a "normal" character (the period in the default emacs mode) instead of using Alt or something like that. So for example:
.T → ⍨ .l → ⎕ .& → ⊖ .. → . Regards, Elias On 23 October 2014 18:19, Blake McBride <blake1...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 5:01 AM, Elias Mårtenson <loke...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> The fact that Alt can be used by other applications (or even the >> operating environment itself) suggests that it would be useful to have >> another mechanism. >> > > > Perhaps, but what David did works real well without the crazy machinations > I had to go through with xkbcomp. xkbcomp, IMO, is not suitable for human > consumption. > > > >> >> I still want to promote my prefix-based method. :-) >> > > Not entirely sure what you mean here, but again, David's routine works > real well without any messing. > > >> >> And... of course... integrating this into gnu apl proper. >> > > I strongly agree with that! > > >> >> Regards, >> Elias >> >> On 23 October 2014 17:25, Blake McBride <blake1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear David, >>> >>> Cool tool. I like it. Thanks! >>> >>> 1. It compiled on my LinuxMint x64 box without incident, and it does >>> work. >>> >>> 2. I had to disable the activation of terminal menu features with the >>> Alt key. No biggie, but you must be sure to do it for things like Alt-H >>> (∇) to work. >>> >>> 3. For some reason, when I type )off, I must hit an extra CR in order >>> to exit. Perhaps the pipe is requiring this. >>> >>> 4. The following keys are mis-mapped: >>> ⍀ (Alt-period) >>> ⍙ (the one on top of the ⍀) >>> ⌸ (Alt-Shift-K) >>> >>> The last one was taken from http://dfns.dyalog.com/n_keyboards.htm >>> >>> >>> Juergen, I think ⌸ should be added to ]keyb at Alt-Shift-K. That is >>> where Dialog has it, and I thought you had it there before too. >>> >>> Thanks for a great tool, David! >>> >>> Blake >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >
