Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 20:20:01 -0800 (PST) From: Nelson Fung <nfung@typhoon.co.jp> To: freebsd-bugs Subject: Re: bin/2320: Trouble with using arrow keys to navigate in vi (FreeBSD 2.2-BETA) Message-ID: <199612310420.UAA13794@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/2320; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Nelson Fung <nfung@typhoon.co.jp> To: Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Steve Price <sprice@hiwaay.net> Subject: Re: bin/2320: Trouble with using arrow keys to navigate in vi (FreeBSD 2.2-BETA) Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 13:12:12 +0900 (JST) On Mon, 30 Dec 1996, J Wunsch wrote: > As nfung@typhoon.co.jp wrote: > > > Can't use arrow keys to move up/down in vi. Vi keeps inserting Bs or As > > when the up (or down) arrow keys are used. > > I've only seen this for two reasons: > > . your TERM variable is wrong (e.g. your .login or .cshrc foolishly > clobbers TERM to cons25, even if you are running an xterm), or No, I've checked to ensure TERM was set correctly. > > . over the network. I think the latter problem is a known one, something > with the (n?)curses library. > Yeah! Console works fine but rsh-ing, telnet-ing into the machine (whether it's Xterm or a vt100) over the network has problems. Is this (n?)curses thing being fixed before the release? Many Thanks for your help and Happy New Year! Nelsonhome | help
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