<doc>
  <legacy_id>1142</legacy_id>
  <name>emacsKeyBindings</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the emacsKeyBindings to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>User Interaction</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <message tag="keyDown">keyDown Message</message>
    <property tag="lookAndFeel">lookAndFeel Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
    <changed version="1.1"></changed>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Switches key actions between standard actions and those used in the <glossary tag="Emacs">Emacs</glossary> text editor.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the emacsKeyBindings to true</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>emacsKeyBindings</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> if you're familiar with <glossary tag="Emacs">Emacs</glossary> and prefer to use its standard keystrokes for text editing.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>emacsKeyBindings</b> is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>emacsKeyBindings</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to false.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>Emacs is a text editor which is popular among Unix users. It uses keystrokes and key combinations different from the standard LiveCode keys. For example:</p><p/><p>        * Control-V moves the insertion point down a page</p><p>        * Control-Y pastes the contents of the clipboard</p><p>        * Control-A moves the insertion point to the beginning of the line</p><p>        * Control-F moves the insertion point forward one character</p><p>        * Delete backspaces over the previous character</p><p/><p>(For a complete list of supported key bindings, see the Emacs Key Bindings Reference.)</p><p/><p><code/><img src="202653"/> <b>Important!</b><code/> <glossary tag="keyboard equivalent">Keyboard equivalents</glossary> for menu items take precedence over the Emacs <glossary tag="key binding">key bindings</glossary>. If one of the <glossary tag="key binding">key bindings</glossary> is already in use as a menu item <glossary tag="keyboard equivalent">keyboard equivalent</glossary>, it cannot be used for text editing. (For this reason, some of the Emacs key bindings do not function as expected in the <glossary tag="development environment">development environment</glossary>.)</p><p/><p><b>Changes:</b></p><p>In versions before 1.1, the <b>emacsKeyBindings</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> affected Command-key combinations, not Control-key combinations, on <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS systems</glossary>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>