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\chapter{Meta-X:  Accessing ATK Functions

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\section{What Meta-X is

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Meta-X is a package which enables you to access by name all the various 
functions that ATK applications provide.


\section{Starting Meta-X

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To use Meta-X you need to add a line or two to your .atkinit (or .ezinit) 
like:


\example{addkey metax \\ex view metax

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and

\example{
addkey metax-with-arg \\em view metax

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If you then type ESC-x  you will be prompted for a function. Typing a '?' will 
give you a list of all the functions available. The spacebar can be used to 
fill in any unique completion of the current line (try it out after you've 
typed a character or two and you'll see what this means.)


If instead you type ESC-m you will be prompted for a function as above, and 
then for an argument to be passed to the function.  The first character of 
this argument is special;  it determines what kind of argument is being 
passed.  The special characters are:


	': the character after the ' is passed to the function.

	": the rest of the line is passed to the function as a string.

	#: the decimal number following the # is passed to the function.


If the first character isn't one of the above the line is passed to the 
function as a string.


\section{Program Author}

\leftindent{
Rob Ryan (rr2b@andrew.cmu.edu)}


\section{Related tools}  


Select (highlight) one of the italicized names and choose "Show Help on 
Selected Word" from the pop-up menu to see the help file for:


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