On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Klaus Weide 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).
That's funny. You and Thomas are always criticizing my VT100/VT102 terminal
emulator that supports color, saying that's not correct because the true
VT100/VT102 terminals don't support color. Now you're talking about "NumLock"
as if those terminals had a "NumLock" key, and forgetting that in those
terminals it's the applications that set the numeric keypad to application
mode or numeric mode. Get a VT100 manual and look for DECKPAM and DECKPNM.
> 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.
By what you said above about "NumLock", it's clear that by pressing that
"NumLock" key you're making your terminal emulator to not accept all commands
sent by the application. In that case we cannot trust your observations about
the behaviour of lynx.
Ismael
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