Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:54:49 -0400 From: Thomas Dickey <dickey@his.com> To: Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xterm, screen and the "Home" and "End" keys Message-ID: <20140903205449.GB3259@aerie.jexium-island.net> In-Reply-To: <20140903144836.GA14568@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> References: <20140902132318.GA86135@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> <20140903144836.GA14568@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru>
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On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 09:48:36PM +0700, Victor Sudakov wrote:
> Victor Sudakov wrote:
> >
> > Could you please help me solve the problem with screen or xterm?
> >
> > From a FreeBSD 9.3 xterm I ssh to a remote host. The "Home" key sends
> > (and the remote application receives) "0x1B 0x5B 0x48" (ESC [ H)
> > which is correct.
> >
> > However, if I start screen on the remote host, the application within
> > the screen's virtual terminal receives "0x1B 0x4F 0x48" for "Home"
> > which is "ESC O H". It results im the "Home" and key not working
> > correctly in vim etc.
> >
> > The "End" key has the same problem.
> >
>
> I think I have solved the problem by redefining what xterm is sending.
> In ~/.Xresources
>
> XTerm*VT100.translations: #override \n\
> <Key>Home: string(0x1b) string("[1~") \n \
> <Key>End: string(0x1b) string("[4~") \n
>
> Rather ugly, isn't it.
alternatively:
XTerm*VT100.keyboardType: vt220
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Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
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