Alt/Option key question

[Christopher Menzel]

Gentle LyX folk:

I use the Emacs UI for LyX, which means the Option key (or Alt key, for PC users) gets a good workout — e.g., Opt-D deletes word-forward, Opt-F moves the cursor forward by word, etc. (In the standard LyX UI, those keys bring up the File and Document menus, respectively, so I disable that behavior with a custom stdmenus.inc file.) My issue is this. If I just depress the Option key and release it without having hit another key, it steals the cursor — it’s apparently waiting for an F or a D or one of the other keys (which I’ve deactivated) that bring up a menu — and I have to depress the Option key and let it up again to get the cursor back. This is a bit irritating: I often find myself depressing the Option key absent-mindedly when I’m thinking and it’s annoying to start typing and have nothing happen. Thus my question: Is there a way to prevent this, so that depressing/releasing the Option key simply has no effect on the cursor? Any thoughts appreciated.

Thanks.

Chris Menzel