OK, I solved the problem. For the record: it's worth checking whether the problem persists with a near-empty muttrc. It did not, so I went through the rc file with a fine comb once again. The culprit turned out to be this line:
set meta_key = yes Unsetting the variable removes the problem. In hindsight, it's pretty obvious, as explained by the Mutt manual: --- quote --- meta_key Type: boolean Default: no If set, forces Mutt to interpret keystrokes with the high bit (bit 8) set as if the user had pressed the ESC key and whatever key remains after having the high bit removed. For example, if the key pressed has an ASCII value of 0xf4, then this is treated as if the user had pressed ESC then ``x''. This is because the result of removing the high bit from ``0xf4'' is ``0x74'', which is the ASCII character ``x''. --- end quote --- Thank you for pushing me towards the solution. I might have switched to a mail client that 'sucks more' without your support ;-) Regards, Juho -- When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
