Re: lynx-dev Problem in text-entry fields with lynx/ncurses

[Klaus Weide]

On Wed, 15 Mar 2000, Ismael Cordeiro wrote:

> With lynx/slang one can use the numeric keypad to enter numbers when in a
> text-entry field or text area. Outside of the text area the numeric keypad
> still act as arrows. With lynx/ncurses the numeric keypad act as arrows even
> in a text area, what makes impossible to the user to enter numbers using the
> keypad.

Not in general (and certainly not for me, if I have "NumLock" activated).

I would guess that it is something in the terminfo for your $TERM that
gets ignored by slang but gets used by ncurses.  Some escape sequence
that affects your terminal emulator, possibly in one of the init or
reset strings.

   Klaus