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Re: Problems with zsh & HP10.20

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From: Andrew Main <zefram@xxxxxxxxx>
To: borsenkow.msk@xxxxxx (Andrej Borsenkow)
Subject: Re: Problems with zsh & HP10.20
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:48:29 +0100 (BST)
Cc: zsh-workers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, pws@xxxxxx, tovadia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <00ba01bd6d21$910da1e0$21c9ca95@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> from "Andrej Borsenkow" at Apr 21, 98 04:32:35 pm

Andrej Borsenkow wrote:
> I don't understand, why ZSH cannot do it, if it tries to initialize cursor
>keys at all.

On some terminals the arrow keys get in the way of other editing actions,
and are better ignored.  termcaps invariably include the k* sequences
for these terminals.

>             Or better leave it to user and explicitly state, that cursor
>keys are *not* bound by default.

I'd like to do this, but a lot of users would no doubt complain about
the missing keybindings.

There is no perfect solution here.

-zefram

References:
- Re: Problems with zsh & HP10.20
  - From: Andrej Borsenkow

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