Re: filter() prevents clearing of screen, but still clears current line

[Avery Pennarun]

On 19/03/07, Thomas Dickey <address@hidden> wrote:
> Most of the comment on that webpage I disagree with, since the same thing
> can be done with define_key() - certainly long before 2004.

define_key() has the very unfortunate property that it's
per-application, not included in terminfo.  So you'd have to patch
every single application to make it properly recognize, say, all the
different variants of K_HOME.  This is contrary to the purpose of
terminfo in the first place.

Have fun,

Avery