[screen-devel] [bug #54317] Custom clear termcapinfo tweak causes some arrow key issues

[Tiago Augusto Pimenta]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?54317>

                 Summary: Custom clear termcapinfo tweak causes some arrow key
issues
                 Project: GNU Screen
            Submitted by: tpimenta
            Submitted on: Mon 16 Jul 2018 12:37:56 PM UTC
                Category: Program Logic
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.0.3
           Fixed Release: None
         Planned Release: None
           Work Required: None

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Details:

Description:
Create a .screenrc file with the following content:

termcapinfo xterm* cl=\Ec

Launch screen inside a GUI terminal with scrollbar.

What happened:
Some programs have arrow key issues: less, vim...

What is expected:
The programs to recognize key arrows even with custom clear.

Version (tested on both):
Screen version 4.03.01 (GNU) 28-Jun-15
Screen version 4.06.02 (GNU) 23-Oct-17

Reference:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/456427/custom-cl-termcap-causes-vim-freeze-inside-gnu-screen




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