On Mon, Feb 02, 2026 at 10:45:39PM -0000, Richard wrote:
> [email protected] spake the secret code
> <[email protected]> thusly:
> 
> >On Mon, Feb 02, 2026 at 07:53:13PM +0200, Aaro Koskinen wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> 
> >> I noticed ncurses is sending \E[> in the initialization string (e.g. when
> >> doing "TERM=vt220 reset"), and terminfo has this:
> >> 
> >>    is2=\E[?7h\E[>\E[?1l\E F\E[?4l
> >> 
> >> Shouldn't that be \E> instead (keypad mode)?
> >
> >probably.  xterm lists \E> here:
> >
> >ESC >     Normal Keypad (DECKPNM), VT100.
> 
> This is also what's in the VT220 Programmer Pocket Guide (PDF pg 36)
> <https://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/terminal/vt220/EK-VT220_HR-002_VT220_Programmer_Pocket_Guide_198407.pdf>

yes... I have a bunch of links to this stuff here:

https://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html#h3-Technical-manuals

but I can link to the text I quoted, more easier than point to a pdf:

https://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html#h4-Controls-beginning-with-ESC:ESC-gt.D09

(ymmv)

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Thomas E. Dickey <[email protected]>
https://invisible-island.net

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