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bug#2057: 23.0.60; delete key and deletechar
From: |
Robert Brown |
Subject: |
bug#2057: 23.0.60; delete key and deletechar |
Date: |
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:54:28 -0400 |
Dan Nicolaescu writes:
> Robert Brown <brown@google.com> writes:
>
> > I believe the following patch may be the right fix for bug 2057. When
> > looking at the key sequences generated by function keys, Emacs should
> only
> > register those that generate two or more ASCII characters.
> >
> > My termcap entry, xterm-color, contains "kD=\177", which means that the
> > delete *function* key generates code 177.
>
> Interesting, it seems that you have a modified termcap database, the normal
> one
> has kD=\E[3~ for xterm-color.
Yes, it's definitely a bug in the termcap entry. Hitting the delete
function key generates \E[3~ for me. I can fix the termcap.
> Can you try setting TERM to xterm-256color and see if that the delete
> key works better then?
Switching to a different termcap works well.
I still think it may incorrect for Emacs to map single character function
key sequences. But perhaps these just never occur in practice.
bob