| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | 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 |
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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. |
| wakakoKudoZ activityQuestions: 135 ( 1 open) ( 2 without valid answers) ( 2 closed without grading) Answers: 2
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| | 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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Note added at 2002-05-24 07:45:34 (GMT)
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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. |
| Selected response from:
 Maynard Hogg
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| 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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