Re: Finch On FreeBSD TTY Console
On 1/31/2010 10:31 PM, Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: On Sun, 31 Jan 2010, Programmer In Training wrote: snip By the way, that works. esc+[char] gets desired results (when the esc key works, time for a new keyboard it seems). No, it could just be that your terminal setup isn't sending the right definition of the escape sequences pidgin is expecting. No, I mean I really have to mash down on my esc key to get it to send a signal. This is not the first time I've seen the console have odd issues with ctrl-keys, fkeys, etc. One of my geek buddies says that having to use esc instead of alt = broken console. -- Yours In Christ, PIT Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Finch On FreeBSD TTY Console
Are there any known issues with Finch on a TTY console (ctrl+F1-F7)? I've been giving it a go the past few days and according to the man page, I should be able to use alt+ any number of letters for various functions (like alt+c to close a window). None of the alt+ controls work for me. The only thing it catches is ctrl+c and then it asks me if I want to exit Finch. I ask because whenever I add a new account, I have to close Finch and reopen it to close the add account window. Is this a FreeBSD issue or a known issue in Finch (I forget which version exactly but it's the latest one in ports)? -- Yours In Christ, PIT Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Finch On FreeBSD TTY Console
On Sun, 31 Jan 2010, Programmer In Training wrote: Are there any known issues with Finch on a TTY console (ctrl+F1-F7)? I've been giving it a go the past few days and according to the man page, I should be able to use alt+ any number of letters for various functions (like alt+c to close a window). None of the alt+ controls work for me. The only thing it catches is ctrl+c and then it asks me if I want to exit Finch. I ask because whenever I add a new account, I have to close Finch and reopen it to close the add account window. Is this a FreeBSD issue or a known issue in Finch (I forget which version exactly but it's the latest one in ports)? Try escape [char] instead of ctrl-char. I've run finch on FreeBSD under screen numerous times this way. I don't *think* I've run it on the console directly, but I may have done so from a console, sshing into another machine (like when in a datacenter on one BSD machine, connecting back to my home machine). -Dan -- Amerikanskaya firma Transceptor Technology pristupila k poizvodstu komputerov Personal'ni Sputnik Translates as: 'American company Transceptor Technology commenced the production of the computer personal sputnik' --Snap, The Power Dan Mahoney Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC ICQ: 13735144 AIM: LarpGM Site: http://www.gushi.org --- ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Finch On FreeBSD TTY Console
On 1/31/2010 2:29 PM, Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: On Sun, 31 Jan 2010, Programmer In Training wrote: Are there any known issues with Finch on a TTY console (ctrl+F1-F7)? I've been giving it a go the past few days and according to the man page, I should be able to use alt+ any number of letters for various functions (like alt+c to close a window). None of the alt+ controls work for me. The only thing it catches is ctrl+c and then it asks me if I want to exit Finch. I ask because whenever I add a new account, I have to close Finch and reopen it to close the add account window. Is this a FreeBSD issue or a known issue in Finch (I forget which version exactly but it's the latest one in ports)? Try escape [char] instead of ctrl-char. well the only ctrl-char that works is ctrl-c for closing. I'll try esc-char next time I'm on my box. If this works, the man pages should be updated to note the different behavior on FreeBSD (or perhaps a FreeBSD specific manpage). I've run finch on FreeBSD under screen numerous times this way. I don't *think* I've run it on the console directly, but I may have done so from a console, sshing into another machine (like when in a datacenter on one BSD machine, connecting back to my home machine). I wouldn't be surprised if I was the only one having this issue. I've hosed my installation at least once, and have now hosed FreeBSD ports (infinite loop for three packages/dependencies). -- Yours In Christ, PIT Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Finch On FreeBSD TTY Console
On 1/31/2010 2:29 PM, Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: snip Try escape [char] instead of ctrl-char. I've run finch on FreeBSD under screen numerous times this way. I don't *think* I've run it on the console directly, but I may have done so from a console, sshing into another machine (like when in a datacenter on one BSD machine, connecting back to my home machine). -Dan By the way, that works. esc+[char] gets desired results (when the esc key works, time for a new keyboard it seems). -- Yours In Christ, PIT Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
Re: Finch On FreeBSD TTY Console
On Sun, 31 Jan 2010, Programmer In Training wrote: On 1/31/2010 2:29 PM, Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: snip Try escape [char] instead of ctrl-char. I've run finch on FreeBSD under screen numerous times this way. I don't *think* I've run it on the console directly, but I may have done so from a console, sshing into another machine (like when in a datacenter on one BSD machine, connecting back to my home machine). -Dan By the way, that works. esc+[char] gets desired results (when the esc key works, time for a new keyboard it seems). No, it could just be that your terminal setup isn't sending the right definition of the escape sequences pidgin is expecting. This is not the first time I've seen the console have odd issues with ctrl-keys, fkeys, etc. -Dan -- I'll commit ritual suicide before I whore myself out to Disney. --Emi Bryant April 26, 2004 On the animation industry Dan Mahoney Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC ICQ: 13735144 AIM: LarpGM Site: http://www.gushi.org --- ___ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
