Karl <ignora...@gmx.de> writes: > Hi Richard, > > Richard Riley <rileyrg <at> gmail.com> writes: >> It depends fully on the terminal you are using and the corresponding >> terminfo or whatever its called - a nightmare of complexity and hacks ;) >> I tried this a good while back and, to my shame, simply gave up in >> frustration. Hopefully you have better luck! > > Maybe I'm wrong but isn't there a difference between a terminal > (such as gnome-terminal) and a console? I do not have any graphical > environment on the maschine I'm working on. I use a virtual console > of the linux kernel.
Yes, but certain keys are simply not catered for in that console. Its complex and I dont claim to fully understand it. But at the end of the day this "console" still needs to read the keyboard and translate it into emacs friendly chords.
