Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it. We understand the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu or in http://askubuntu.com if you are uncertain if they are bugs.
I'd suggest you to look at http://askubuntu.com/questions/122209/how- do-i-modify-or-disable-the-huds-use-of-the-alt-key to see if it can help you to achieve what you're trying to do. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs. ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dp-unity https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/995336 Title: editing interrupted all the time with a prompt to "type your command" Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: when I edit text in emacs, I hit Alt-... commands all the time. almost every time the prompt "type your command" appears in the top left corner of the screen. how to I disable this? I already get it when I hit the "window" key, I cannot afford to lose Alt to you!!! ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: unity-services 5.10.0-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,move,regex,grid,gnomecompat,vpswitch,resize,snap,imgpng,mousepoll,place,animation,unitymtgrabhandles,wall,session,expo,workarounds,fade,scale,ezoom,unityshell] Date: Sat May 5 23:03:13 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/unity/unity-panel-service InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-01 (4 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/995336/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp