"Extend char"key

Japanese translation: Extend charキー（UNIXの場合）、Altキー（Windowsの場合）　

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English term or phrase:	"Extend char"key
Japanese translation:	Extend charキー（UNIXの場合）、Altキー（Windowsの場合）
Entered by:	wakako

06:36 May 24, 2002

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Tech/Engineering - Computers (general) / computer

English term or phrase: "Extend char"key

"Extend char"keyというキーは日本語キーボードにはないのですが、Altキーのことでしょうか？

A more direct way to bring a specific window to the front is to place the mouse cursor anywhere inside the desired window, press and hold the"Extend char"key, and click the mouse's left button. The selected window rises to the foreground.

wakako KudoZ activity Questions: 149 (1 open) (2 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 2
Local time: 03:23

extended character

Explanation:
As I suggested in your last question, this is definitely not Windoze, where clicking is enough.

In keyboards for MS DOS, Windoze, and certain other operating systems, an "extended character" is one that more than one byte to express to the driver. In other words, everything except ASCII and control characters.

I'm not sure offhand whether Apple uses this terminology for its Alt and Cmd keys.

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Bingo! \"Extend-char\" is a label on Unix keyboards.

http://white.stanford.edu/~brian/psy221/lab.html

... otherwise prevents XEmacs from letting you use the Meta key (which is labeled \"Extend-char\" on the keyboard). You will need to do this each and every time you ...

http://www.grammatech.com/aadoc/install-keyboard.html

... do not have a Meta or Alt key. On these keyboards, the key labelled Extend Char can be used as Meta.

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Maynard Hogg
Canada
Local time: 11:23

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Thank you very match. Your explanation is very useful.
As you mentioned, if it were for Windows, a click would be enough.
I think you are the most correct technically.

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Altキー

Tadayuki Hayashidani

4 +1

extended character

Maynard Hogg

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Altキー

Explanation:
そのようです。「CDE User's Guide」というサイトに次のような説明がありました。

[Alt] キーは、キーボードによっては [Extend char] キーと同じです。

Reference: http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/docs/i18n/japan/JCDEUG/uguid...

Tadayuki Hayashidani
Japan
Local time: 03:23
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PRO pts in category: 4

57 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

extended character

Maynard Hogg
Canada
Local time: 11:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 15

Grading comment

Thank you very match. Your explanation is very useful.
As you mentioned, if it were for Windows, a click would be enough.
I think you are the most correct technically.

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