From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 24 15:46:02 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AB5737B401 for ; Sat, 24 May 2003 15:46:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from host02.ipowerweb.com (host02.ipowerweb.com [12.129.206.102]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D84243F3F for ; Sat, 24 May 2003 15:46:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from alpetec@host02.ipowerweb.com) Received: from alpetec by host02.ipowerweb.com with local (Exim 3.36 #1) id 19Jhm2-0003dv-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 24 May 2003 15:45:58 -0700 From: "Aaron Peterson" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: NeoMail 1.25 X-IPAddress: 139.55.63.249 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Message-Id: Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 15:45:58 -0700 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - host02.ipowerweb.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [33877 2452] / [33877 2452] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - host02.ipowerweb.com Subject: Re: Screen and VI X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: aaron@alpete.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 22:46:02 -0000 > > Anyone know why, while in screen if i move the cursor (arrow key on > > keyboard) right i get the letter C ? (inside vi) > -- > I've personally been wondering why some keys don't seem to work for me > at the console or anywhere else for freebsd. the primary offenders are > the non-alphanumerics like backspace often gives me "~" instead of a > backspace, The home/end pgup/pgdown and arrow keys in vi give me fits, > etc... did i choose the wrong keyboard type at some point? i've looked > through the keyboard configuration options in sysinstall but other > choices seemed worse rather than better. i don't think that's what i'm > looking for is it? > > aaron -- okay, a little white lie there --> del produces the "~"s not backspace :)