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Date:      Sat, 28 Dec 1996 18:00:26 -0500 (EST)
From:      Kim Culhan <kimc@w8hd.org>
To:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   vi edit mode unstable -termcap ?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.95.961228174930.28430A-100000@moonpie.w8hd.org>

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I have had this problem here for some time, searched for the cause today
and cannot find it.

On two -current machines here, when using an xterm and telnet to the other
machine, when using the arrow-keys to move around the screen, vi will
switch to the insert mode and deposit characters into the editor.

For example if I hit the down-arrow key a few times, after about
3 or 4 arrow-down, it will begin to put 'B' into the editor.

Same for the other arrow keys, 'A' for up-arrow etc.

On a third machine running 2.2-current from 9-15 I can telnet to it
from either of the other machines and it will not do this.

I can't find a difference in the termcap files, what can be causing this ?

regards
kim

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kimc@w8hd.org





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