Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 18:37:55 +1100 From: davidn@sdev.usn.blaze.net.au (David Nugent) To: kimc@w8hd.org (Kim Culhan) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vi edit mode unstable -termcap ? Message-ID: <Mutt.19961229183755.davidn@sdev.blaze.net.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.961228174930.28430A-100000@moonpie.w8hd.org>; from Kim Culhan on Dec 28, 1996 18:00:26 -0500 References: <Pine.BSI.3.95.961228174930.28430A-100000@moonpie.w8hd.org>
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Kim Culhan writes: > 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. Yes, this is really VERY annoying. I have the same problem with any network connections, even across 10mb ethernet, which is just plain crazy. The workaround (and it IS only a workaround!) is to put set escapetime=10 into ~/.exrc. Could the maintainer of nvi PLEASE use a more reasonable default value for escapetime? This is problematic even editing in an xterm locally on a system running under a reasonable load. > 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. This started with the recent vendor import of the new version of nvi. "split" disappeared too. :-( Regards, David Nugent - Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia Voice +61-3-9791-9547 Data/BBS +61-3-9792-3507 3:632/348@fidonet davidn@freefall.org davidn@blaze.net.au http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn/
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