Gautam Iyer wrote: > I was wondering if it would be possible to add the termcap entries > <kLeft>, <kRight>, <kUp> and <kDown> and <kInsert> to Vim 7 (for keypad > keys)? > > I really like the '*' form of entering key codes. I hacked mrxvt so that > modified cursor, function or keypad keys produce escape sequences > consistent with Vim 7's "*" form modifier termcap sequences. (Now most > modified keypad / function keys work out of the box with mrxvt-0.5.0 and > vim 7. Call me biased, but I really don't care so much if these keys > don't work with other text editors ...) > > Unfortunately Vim 7 has termcap sequences for all keypad keys EXCEPT the > five listed above. Thus I can get my keypad home/end to work, but not > left/right, up/down and insert. > > Additionally, would it also be possible to change the default termcap > sequences of the keypad keys to use Vim7's wonderful "*" form? > > E.g. <kPageUp> should be "^[O*y" and not "^[Oy" by default. > > Finally, I notice that <kHome> on my system is '^[[1;*~' by default and > not '^[Ow'. The remainder of the keypad keys produce a '^[Ox' escape > sequence (where x is some lower case letter), so shouldn't <kHome> be > '^[Ow' by default? The '^[Ow' is the sequence produced by all rxvt > forks, and xterm with the VT220 keyboard (with numlock on while pressing > shift). > > I'd recommend setting <kHome> and <kEnd> to '^[O*w' and '^[O*q' > respectively, and adding <yHome> and <yEnd> for the sequences '^[[1;*~' > and '^[[4;*~' respectively. (On some system I think that the linux > console generates theses sequences by default, so you can call them > <lHome> and <lEnd> if you like :) > > Just one of my pipe dreams to get all my keypad keys *with* modifiers > working perfectly under Vim 7 & mrxvt-0.5. I don't really use the keypad > keys too much though, so it's not crucial. However every once in a while > I attempt moving using the keypad keys and get strange characters > entered into my buffer ... :)
I think it's too close to the Vim 7 release to risc breaking something with the termcap codes. In the past there have been problems with some combinations of escape sequences. I'll add a remark to the todo list. > PS: I'm still using the anonymous CVS version of Vim from sourceforge. > If any of this has changed since then, please let me know and I'll > attempt to persuade by 56.6kbps modem to use the ftp / SVN server. No, this is stable code. -- hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict: 177. You log off of your system because it's time to go to work. /// Bram Moolenaar -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://www.ICCF.nl ///
