Re: Escape + number performs actions other than switching to window by number

[Dun Peal]

P.S. I found a clue on this page:
https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/html_node/Quit.html

> Note that on VT100-style terminals the keys C-4 and C-\ are identical. So be 
> careful not to type C-a C-4 when selecting window no. 4.

The question is, how did it work before, and how do I make it work again?

On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 10:11 AM, Dun Peal <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I just upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 from 16.04, and noticing an odd
> behavior with the key combinations that used to switch windows by
> number.
>
> In 16.04, if I held Ctrl and hit the escape key, and immediate after
> it a number key (without releasing the Ctrl), I was switched to that
> window number.
>
> In 18.04, if I do the same, in some cases a different action is
> performed. For example, if I hit escape-3, it executes the `copy`
> command (i.e. activates Copy Mode). Escape-4 triggers `quit`. Escape-5
> triggers `paste .`
>
> Some switches still work fine as before, for example escape-1 and escape-2.
>
> Also, I still get the previous switch behavior if I release Ctrl after
> hitting the escape key and just before hitting the number key.
> However, that is slow relative to now having to release the Ctrl, and
> if I'm not careful I still get the undesirable action.
>
> Is there a way to get the same behavior as before, such that hitting
> escape + number will always switch to that window, even if I didn't
> release the Ctrl key?