Re: [Tlf-devel] Improved keyboard handling

[Ervin Hegedüs]

Hi Nate,

On Mon, Jan 04, 2016 at 02:51:40PM -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * On 2016 04 Jan 14:35 -0600, Ervin Hegedüs wrote:
> 
> > just a short info - now I checked my home-desktop (which I use
> > for Tlf, near the RIG), and here is the Gnome-terminal - Tlf only
> > works the this one.
> > 
> > Here is the test result as above:
> > 
> > Gnome-terminal
> > ==============
> > a    97 0141 0x61
> > A    65 0101 0x41
> > ^A    1 0001 0x01
> > ^[   27 0033 0x1b
> > a    97 0141 0x61
> > ä   195 0303 0xc3
> >     164 0244 0xa4
> > 
> > 
> > Escape delay time is: 25 mS
> > Ordinal: 97             Name: a
> > Ordinal: 65             Name: A
> > Ordinal: 1              Name: ^A
> > Ordinal: 225            Name: M-a
> > Ordinal: 228            Name: M-d
> > 
> > As you can see, in showkey cmd, the Alt-a sequence represents as
> > different mode - hope this is helpful... :)
> 
> It is reporting a bit differently than Xterm although the prefix byte is
> the same.  Ewww, yuck! I missed exactly what you were noting earlier.
> 
> Solution: Just don't use the right Alt-key.  ;-)

right :)

> In that terminal what is $TERM set to ($ echo $TERM)?

Gnome-term/MATE terminal: xterm
rxvt-unicode: rxvt-unicode

> I know there are some tests in main.c for $TERM and the original
> onechar() function takes at least the value of use_xterm into account.
> I will need to revisit that.

Here are some screenshots about the different terminal types when
Tlf runs in:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/o66fidr21uryjwe/AADu-dKIta7PxYbCSiNLYmqPa

If I can help you anything (eg. check the keys in different
terminals), just let me know!


73, Ervin
 

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