> From terminal to application there is a problem: The ESC could be typed or
> could be the start of an escape sequence. This is especially a problem
> for Vi, because ESC is used to get out of Insert mode. The difference
> between a typed ESC and the start of an escape sequence can only be
> guessed by using a timeout.
I very often get errors from mutt - it fails when I am logged
in remotely and random network delays separate parts of the escape
sequence, say for Up.
Yes, you are right, this means that there is some reason to make
more instead of less use of CSI. I'll change my keymap.
[But we were talking about the direction program -> kernel -> screen.]
Andries
-
Linux-UTF8: i18n of Linux on all levels
Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/lists/
