>> set +o emacs >> set +o vi >> >> to turn off those editing modes, bash will just read from the >> tty with echo turned on > > Is that to say that readline turns echo off when typing?
yes. > If, for example, the emacs keybindings are set, there may be another way > to insert that initial parenthesis: ^A ( ^E > > Wouldn't that work, too? yes but the original poster asked to be able to use 9term's mouse editing. if you want ^A ( ^E then my advice does not apply. russ
