Hi! First of all: Thanks for the fast response and sorry for be quiet so far.
Am Montag, 11. September 2006 23:49 schrieb Ken Moffat: > On Mon, Sep 11, 2006 at 09:25:57PM +0200, Mag. Leonhard Landrock wrote: > > OK. Here comes my question: > > > > I'm used to change vim's mode into editing by pressing the "insert" key > > on my keyboard. In my LFS that does not work as expected. > > > > For example: Having opend a file with vim I press "insert" first and > > "arrow up" second. Normaly I would change into "insert mode" first and go > > one line up second. I get instead the letter "F" (capital "f") inserted. > > > > Has anyone an idea why I don't get what I expect? > > Possibly a problem with your /etc/inputrc ? My "/etc/inputrc" ist still the same as with LFS. I just compared it with " 7.8. Creating the /etc/inputrc File" from " Linux From Scratch - Version 6.2". > I don't use the insert key any more (my keyboard wore out, and it > isn't obvious where it's located on the new one - the keys that are > normally between the main alpha keys and the numeric pad are > scattered around the edges of the main alpha pad). > > Does it work if you boot the new system instead of running in a > chroot ? No, it does not work when I boot my BLFS installation. Therefore it looks as beeing a more generic problem. > Do the rest of the keys, particularly any dead keys, work as > expected ? Well, I would say "yes". To me it looks like a "only vim" problem. > Ken Leonhard. PS: Is there any chance, that any configuration I did within BLFS " Chapter 3. After LFS Configuration Issues" is responsible for the unwanted behaviour of vim? -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
