> On Wed, 15 Mar 2000, Ismael Cordeiro wrote:
>
> > With lynx/slang one can use the numeric keypad to enter numbers when in a
> > text-entry field or text area. Outside of the text area the numeric keypad
> > still act as arrows. With lynx/ncurses the numeric keypad act as arrows even
> > in a text area, what makes impossible to the user to enter numbers using the
> > keypad.
>
> Not in general (and certainly not for me, if I have "NumLock" activated).
>
> I would guess that it is something in the terminfo for your $TERM that
> gets ignored by slang but gets used by ncurses. Some escape sequence
> that affects your terminal emulator, possibly in one of the init or
> reset strings.
iirc, slang doesn't send the terminal initialization string (which usually
sets the keypad to application mode).
on a properly working vtxxx, there would be a workable "NumLock", which
cancels that mode...
> Klaus
>
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