Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 10:44:04 -0700 From: "J.B." <non.euc.geo.1854@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: VT_ALT_TO_ESC_HACK for sc (syscons) Message-ID: <184bbd63-e635-1d52-19a6-3e9c1a414e40@gmail.com>
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FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE is using vt as the default console driver, and it contains a hack which maps an ESC sequence to the Alt key on your keyboard. FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE uses sc as the default driver, and the Alt keys don't register a keystroke for most cases. On vt, Alt-b, Alt-f, Alt-Backspace, etc., behave as they do when logged in over SSH using a bash shell (with its default emacs bindings): move the cursor backwards one word, forwards one word, delete word to the right of the cursor, etc. How can that effect be replicated on sc? I tried a new keymap using kbdcontrol, but there's no way to map key combinations onto the alt-b, alt-f, alt-bs, etc., sequences -- the mapfile only allows for single keystrokes. I know I can set vt as the console driver on 10.3-RELEASE, but the font in vt is so ugly I want to gouge other peoples' eyes out to save them from the horrors of seeing it. Adjusting the screen resolution only helped a tiny bit -- not enough to save peoples' eyes from my angry fingers. Tried the sample fonts inside /usr/share/vt/fonts/ already.
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