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Re: lynx-dev Re: ^Ve considered harmful
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Bela Lubkin |
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Re: lynx-dev Re: ^Ve considered harmful |
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Mon, 15 Feb 1999 18:09:53 -0800 |
Kim DeVaughn wrote:
Kim>> Personally, I'd *like* to use ESC, since ^V often means "literally
Kim>> quote the next char", but that would probably cause problems with
Kim>> various "special" keys (function, arrow, etc) that often use ESC
Kim>> at the beginning of a CSI (control sequence introducer).
Tom Dickey replied:
Tom> no - it will work (curses waits briefly to disentangle this -- though
Tom> I am told that slang may not do this properly).
Lynx also works with various OS's native curses, some of which do *not*
handle this correctly. So if you use ESC for a quote char, be prepared
for endless niggling bugs on older systems, slowly dwindling as the
years go by...
>Bela<