(emacs)Windows System Menu


Using the System Menu on Windows
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   Emacs compiled as a native Windows application normally turns off the
Windows feature that tapping the <ALT> key invokes the Windows menu.
The reason is that the <ALT> also serves as <META> in Emacs.  When
using Emacs, users often press the <META> key temporarily and then
change their minds; if this has the effect of bringing up the Windows
menu, it alters the meaning of subsequent commands.  Many users find
this frustrating.

   You can reenable Windows's default handling of tapping the <ALT> key
by setting `w32-pass-alt-to-system' to a non-`nil' value.


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