This gets curiouser and curiouser. First, I'm running a non-standard setup. 80 columns by 25 rows on a 19" CRT is a waste of space. So I put "vga=6" in lilo.conf, and select a 10-pixel-high font, giving me an 80x48 display that's *MUCH* easier on the eyes than VGA 80x50. See my webpage at http://www.waltdnes.org/tips_and_tricks/textmodes.html for details.
With your extra instructions in .vimrc, vim works fine under screen. It also works fine *WHEN SCREEN IS NOT RUNNING ON MY MACHINE*. Note carefully exactly what I said. However, if I am running screen in tty2, *EVEN AS ANOTHER USER*, and I am *NOT* running screen in tty1, then vim has problems with the arrow keys (PC 101 keyboard) in tty1. Basically, the up and down arrows generate A's and B's, and don't move the cursor. It's not just vim. mc (Midnight Commander) has similar problems in tty1 when tty2 *IS* running screen, and tty1 *IS NOT* running screen. mc also works OK directly under screen or when screen is not running on my machine. Any ideas anybody? -- Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An infinite number of monkeys pounding away on keyboards will eventually produce a report showing that Windows is more secure, and has a lower TCO, than linux. -- [email protected] mailing list
