EnableSC string
EnableSC "a@"o@"u@"A@"O@"U
(The example from above will only look correct in the TeX (`.DVI' or `.PS' or `.PDF') edition of this document. It should be an a dieresis, o dieresis, u dieresis, A dieresis, O dieresis, U dieresis, and a sharp s in true 8 bit special characters.)
This keyword is only relevant on UNIX. On UNIX, when using a VT100, xterm, or similar terminal, Alt or Meta key combinations generate the same key codes like national characters with ASCII values greater than 127. This is a problem, because on the one hand, MsgEd TE relies on combinations of normal keys with Alt, but on the other hand, you probably want to use national special characters in your mail.
By default, the UNIX version of MsgEd TE enables all Alt key
combinations and disables all national special characters. You can then use
the EnableSC keyword to selectively enable national special
charcters. All special characters that occur in the string given as
argument will be interpreted as charcters rather then Alt key
combinations.
The example from above enables all German national charcters. The only relevant Alt key combination that you will loose by enabling those characters is Alt-V ("show notes"). This function is also available by pressing Alt-K ("show kludges"), so that isn't a problem.
Note that you will have to use an editor that allows the input of national
charcters in order to generate the necessary configuration file
entry. vi should be able to do this, as well as joe. If you are
not able to type those characters in vi, you should not even try to type them
in MsgEd TE ...
If you need information on how to set up a FreeBSD system to correctly process special national characters, you can f`req `syscons.tgz' at 2:2476/418.
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