Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2016 15:25:06 -0500 From: mfv <mfv@bway.net> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: delete button in console Message-ID: <20160101152506.4c61846d@gecko4> In-Reply-To: <20151231202754.e6cbe107.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <56825701.30908@gmail.com> <20151229180750.187ed7c9.freebsd@edvax.de> <5682F182.7080603@hiwaay.net> <20151229222622.GA18290@becker.bs.l> <CAFLLzCMdGnQXMFBo1wJexg1x7wJOnrL4bCK%2Bg10surB_aV-e1Q@mail.gmail.com> <20151230061029.ff1eb4dd.freebsd@edvax.de> <20151231141153.62eb3d0d@gecko4> <20151231202754.e6cbe107.freebsd@edvax.de>
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> On Thu, 2015-12-31 at 20:27 Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > >On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:11:53 -0500, mfv wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have similar keybindings that operate as expected for both the >> tty console and virtual console using xterm or urxvt. >> >> However, the following keybindings (Ctrl+right_key_pad_arrow and >> Crtrl+left_key_pad_arrow) do not work on the tty console: >> >> bindkey "\e[1;5C" forward-word >> bindkey "\e[1;5D" backward-word >> >> Even though the environment variable for the terminal is identical: >> >> # printenv | grep TERM >> TERM=xterm > >Or simply use "echo $TERM". :-) > >It even doesn't work with the traditional (sc-based) console >where TERM=cons25l1 (or cons25 for US preference). > >Check the follwing in an X terminal: > > % cat > ^[[1;5D^[[1;5C <- Ctrl + cursor keye > ^[[D^[[C <- cursor keys > >As expected, it works. And as you can see, it's the same code >sequence you have assigned (Escape [ 1 ; 5 C and D). > >But when you do the same in text mode, both cases will (incorrectly) >be the same: > > % cat > ^[[D^[[C <- Ctrl + cursor keys > ^[[D^[[C <- cursor keys > >So the Control key combination isn't recognized properly. > > > >> Csh is my preferred shell for both console and virutal terminal. > >So I'm not the last person actually using it... ;-) > > > >> Any suggestions for a key binding that works on the tty console >> similar to the virtual terminal would be appreciated. >> Alternatively, an explanation of why it will not work will also be >> appreciated. > >Sorry, no idea _why_ this is, but only _that_ it is. > > > Hello Polytropon, Thanks for the clarification. I've verified you key strokes on my host and the results are identical. I also tried a different console driver, that is vt, and also different terminals from termcap (vt102) and the result is the same. Perhaps the cause is at a lower level. Cheers ... Marek
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