I'm having an odd problem with mutt running on a new system. I posted
to the mutt users list but got only one reply which did not work. I'm
wondering if this might be a bug in mutt. Here is slightly modified version
of my original post which clarifies a few things.
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OS: Xubuntu 15.10
mutt: 1.5.23 [Standard debian package]
I have been running mutt on a Solaris system for years. I am now
transitioning to a Ubuntu machine. I am using the same Sun Type 6 keyboard
on both machines, however, on the new system there are some escape
sequences issued by keys that include a semicolon. This did not occur on
the Sun system. Here is an example:
Keypad 5 Key: ^[[20;2~
In the .muttrc file, these sequences cannot be unquoted so I have entries
like:
bind generic "<esc>[20;2~" select-entry
bind attach "<esc>[20;2~" view-attach
However, none of the bindings or macros that have a ";" in them are working
when mutt runs.
I have tried various alternatives in the .muttrc file such as:
<esc>[20\;2~
and
"^[[20;2~" (i.e., an actual escape character)
and
"^[[20\0732~" (\073 in place of the semi-colon)
and
^[[20\0732~
but nothing works. Furthermore, when I am in mutt and hit "?", the bindings
escape sequences are properly shown in the list!
<Esc>[20;2~ select-entry select the current entry
I'm running mutt in an xfce4-terminal but I get the same results when I
use an xterm.
What is the trick for getting these escape sequences recognized?
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Outside of mutt, on the command line I can type ^V and the key and see that
it is definitely issuing the proper string. All key assignments without a
';' in them work file and all that include a ';' fail.
Any idea what I could try or a method of testing this further? As best as
I can tell, mutt is properly processing the semi-colon from the .muttrc file
but is failing to recognize it while running.
Not having my standard keys working is a huge problem as I have 25 years of
muscle memory that I am fighting! :-)
Thanks.
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Jeffery Small
