Re: [O] Org without X on Debian

[Richard Riley]

Karl <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Richard,
>
> Richard Riley <rileyrg <at> gmail.com> writes:
>> It depends fully on the terminal you are using and the corresponding
>> terminfo or whatever its called - a nightmare of complexity and hacks ;)
>> I tried this a good while back and, to my shame, simply gave up in
>> frustration. Hopefully you have better luck!
>
> Maybe I'm wrong but isn't there a difference between a terminal 
> (such as gnome-terminal) and a console? I do not have any graphical 
> environment on the maschine I'm working on. I use a virtual console 
> of the linux kernel.

Yes, but certain keys are simply not catered for in that console. Its
complex and I dont claim to fully understand it. But at the end of the
day this "console" still needs to read the keyboard and translate it
into emacs friendly chords.