On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 03:40:12PM +0200, Jan Willem Stumpel wrote:
> Package: joe
> Version: 3.3-5
> Severity: normal
>
> Using joe within an xterm.
>
> Press control-PageUp. I did this by mistake because I was at the same time
> time editing a C source file in Turbo C (in another window, using dosemu).
> Instead of control-PageUp, which is the command to go to "beginning of file"
> in Turbo C, I should have used control-KU. To correct, I quickly did
> control-KU. This took me to the top of the file, removing the original
> position in the file from view.
>
> However, pressing control-PageUp had inserted a string "5~" in the text. I
> did not notice it at the time, but noticed it later when a compilation
> failed. It turns out that not only Control-PageUp, but also other key
> combinations, like Fn (function key n, for n > 3), insert strings in the
> text, e.g.:
>
> F6 produces ~
> shift-F6 produces ;2~
> control-F6 produces ;5~
>
> This is no good. "Special key" combinations, like function keys, should
> either do something functional (hopefully well-documented), or they should
> do nothing. They should never leave random rubbish in the text.
Well, yes, that's why terminfo exists, but if the translation is incomplete,
you can see bugs like that. If you have a list of exact X key codes passed
by terminals, you should submit it for inclusion.
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