Hi, On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 11:01 PM Vladimir Lomov <vim-dev-git...@256bit.org> wrote:
> Hello Yegappan, > > This table confirms that when the TERM is set to xterm-kitty (according to > the kitty FAQ, > this is the proper value for TERM), the Vim terminal key code translation > works correctly. For all the other TERM settings, the key code translation > is not correct. > > Do I understand you correctly that test will run successfully only in > xterm-kitty terminal? > Yes. The TERM variable should be set to the appropriate value to match the current terminal. Otherwise the escape sequences sent by Vim will not be properly interpreted by the terminal. > Or vim somehow tries to figure out in what terminal it being run and run > terminal test using correct terminal keycodes? > > I thought that setting TERM=xterm is enough to run tests successfully on > xterm-compatible terminal. > Even though different terminals claim to be xterm compatible, there are still some differences (i.e. they are not fully compatible with xterm). > I'm a bit perplexed now. I tried several terminal emulators, VT (virtual > console) but either in kitty or termite itself or when I set > TERM=xterm-kitty or TERM=xterm-termite this test is passed while other > variants fail. > > > For the alacritty terminal, you should set the TERM variable to alacritty. Regards, Yegappan -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_dev/CAAW7x7n4wU6_%3DKetyUw1hGCXS3ejuO9rKinWG0hD6wCAMOWgug%40mail.gmail.com.
