Re: [Bug-zile] Mac Terminal.app problems: TERM=nsterm FTW

[Gary V. Vaughan]

Hi Reuben,

On 16 Aug 2011, at 19:34, Reuben Thomas wrote:

> On 16 August 2011 04:21, Gary V. Vaughan <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>>> Also, one of your comments is wrong: next to [127] = KBD_BS it says
>>> "-- Delete key", but that should be "-- Backspace key".
>> 
>> Well I meant that on modern keyboards, to generate a curses KEY_BACKSPACE
>> event (i.e. a zile KBD_BS), you have to press the key in the top right of
>> the keyboard marked 'Delete'.
> 
> Keyboards thus marked are possibly from Apple? Certainly a PC keyboard
> is not thus marked, and "Delete" is a key in the 6-key block to the
> right of the main keyboard, which deletes to the right. The Backspace
> key tends to have a leftward-pointing arrow on it, or be marked
> "Backspace". Actually, I just looked at a MacBook and it has no key
> marked delete, and its Backspace key is marked ←. So I am confused...

Must be a macism then, my bad.  FTR my MBP, my last iMac, and my Apple
BT keyboard are all marked delete.  To get "forward delete" I have to
hold the fn key when I press the delete key.  No wonder everyone is so
confused if manufacturers can't even agree on what to call the keys that
delete the character behind and ahead of point!!

>> Great! Please look at the refactoring too, I think it makes for simpler
>> and easier to understand code.
> 
> I agree; could you avoid trailing whitespace, tho'? (After M-Delete.)

Why doesn't Zile have a 'delete trailing whitespace' function I add to the
save-file-hooks? ;)

I'll fix the terminology and the whitespace in a separate commit presently,
sorry about that.

Cheers,
-- 
Gary V. Vaughan (gary AT gnu DOT org)