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Re: lynx-dev something wrong with LYNXKEYMAP
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T.E.Dickey |
Subject: |
Re: lynx-dev something wrong with LYNXKEYMAP |
Date: |
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 07:18:46 -0400 (EDT) |
>
> Screen creates a termcap and terminfo matching what its authors believe
> is 'official' vt compatible function key sequences. In fact, it 'throws
> away'
> by default any keys that isn't a part of their idea of a basic vt terminal.
yes - Screen works properly.
> any curses or slang program should be using the symbolic key names rather
> than escape sequences to obtain function key identities. If that were the
> case, it seems to me that the potential for confusion would be minimized.
> With terminfo in particular, since many implementations prevent arbitrary
> function key symbolic name creation, one is 'forced' into using the
> 'official'
> key names.
>
> Tom, can you provide any insights why historically lynx needed to circumvent
> this traditional model? Perhaps something you've seen in old postings or
there's (for example) the cursor keys in normal and application mode:
\E[A
\EOA
so a keymap could code both of those (as they're done hardcoded in Lynx now).
lynx did not need to circumvent this model - it's to accommodate some of
the users...
> Larry W. Virden <URL: mailto:address@hidden>
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- Re: lynx-dev something wrong with LYNXKEYMAP, (continued)
- Re: lynx-dev something wrong with LYNXKEYMAP, T.E.Dickey, 1999/10/21
- Re: lynx-dev something wrong with LYNXKEYMAP, Henry Nelson, 1999/10/22
- Re: lynx-dev something wrong with LYNXKEYMAP, Henry Nelson, 1999/10/22
- Re: lynx-dev something wrong with LYNXKEYMAP, Henry Nelson, 1999/10/22
- Re: lynx-dev something wrong with LYNXKEYMAP, Henry Nelson, 1999/10/22
- Re: lynx-dev something wrong with LYNXKEYMAP,
T.E.Dickey <=
- Re: lynx-dev something wrong with LYNXKEYMAP, T.E.Dickey, 1999/10/22
- Re: lynx-dev something wrong with LYNXKEYMAP, Henry Nelson, 1999/10/23
- Re: lynx-dev something wrong with LYNXKEYMAP, Henry Nelson, 1999/10/23