Adding an FAQ entry for the keypad handling.
Thanks "Roberto E. Vargas Caballero" <k0ga@shike2.com>!
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@ -37,4 +37,39 @@ back mode aka “copy mode”, it’s C-a ESC. You probably want defscrollback
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[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Screen
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[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmux
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Why doesn't the Del key work in some programs?
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Taken from the terminfo manpage:
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If the terminal has a keypad that transmits codes when the keys
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are pressed, this information can be given. Note that it is not
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possible to handle terminals where the keypad only works in
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local (this applies, for example, to the unshifted HP 2621 keys).
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If the keypad can be set to transmit or not transmit, tive these
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codes as smkx and rmkx. Otherwise the keypad is assumed to
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always transmit.
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In the st case smkx=\E[?1h\E= and rmkx=\E[?1l\E>, so it is mandatory that
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applications which want to test against keypad keys, have to send these
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sequences.
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But buggy applications like bash and irssi for example don't do this. A fast
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solution for them is to use the following command:
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$ echo ^[?1h^[= >/dev/tty
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or
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$ echo $(tput smkx) >/dev/tty
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In the case of bash it is using readline, which has a different not in its
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manpage:
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enable-keypad (Off)
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When set to On, readline will try to enable the
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application keypad when it is called. Some systems
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need this to enable arrow keys.
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Adding this option to your .inputrc will fix the keypad problem for all
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applications using readline.
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