Re: kbd config

1997-09-25 Thread Guy Maor
I've just uploaded readline 2.1-6 which will try /etc/inputrc if ~/.inputrc does not exist. Guy -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: kbd config

1997-09-25 Thread jdassen
On Sep 25, Guy Maor wrote > I've just uploaded readline 2.1-6 which will try /etc/inputrc if > ~/.inputrc does not exist. AFAIK it the usual behaviour for programs that have both global and per-user configuration files to first process the global one, and then the user one. So, would it be possib

Re: kbd config

1997-09-25 Thread Jeroen van der Most
On Sep 25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote > AFAIK it the usual behaviour for programs that have both global and per-user > configuration files to first process the global one, and then the user one. Not always true. - For example fvwm2 reads the global config file only if there is not .fvwm2rc in your h

Re: kbd config

1997-09-25 Thread Santiago Vila Doncel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Jeroen van der Most: > So both flavors are possible and used. We should decide which of these two > possibilities makes the most sense. We could also ask bash upstream maintainer about this. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAg

Re: Upcoming Debian Releases

1997-09-25 Thread jdassen
On Sep 8, Brian C. White wrote > The following message is a list of items to be completed for the upcoming > releases of Debian GNU/Linux. If something is missing, incorrect, or you want > to take responsibility for one or more items, please send email to: > Brian White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > - co

developing a default /etc/inputrc

1997-09-25 Thread Christian Schwarz
Hi folks! My current /etc/inputrc looks like this: set meta-flag On set convert-meta Off set output-meta On $if term=linux "\e[1~": beginning-of-line "\e[3~":delete-char "\e[4~": end-of-line $else $if term=xterm "\e[H": beginning-of-line "\e[F": end-of-line $endif $endif "\e[2~":q

Re: kbd config

1997-09-25 Thread Guy Maor
[please continue to cc me in any replies as I don't read debian-i18n.] [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On Sep 25, Guy Maor wrote > > I've just uploaded readline 2.1-6 which will try /etc/inputrc if > > ~/.inputrc does not exist. > > AFAIK it the usual behaviour for programs that have both global and

Re: Upcoming Debian Releases

1997-09-25 Thread Guy Maor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > |set convert-meta Off This is a very annoying setting for US users as they can no longer use M- keys. For example, M-b to go back a word. They must use ESC-B. Are we sure we want to do this? I will go ahead and change readline's behavior as I described in my last e

Re: Upcoming Debian Releases

1997-09-25 Thread Brian White
> > |set convert-meta Off > > This is a very annoying setting for US users as they can no longer use > M- keys. For example, M-b to go back a word. They must use ESC-B. > > Are we sure we want to do this? I suppose it should be made truely 8-bit clean. Users can always change their local sett

Re: Upcoming Debian Releases

1997-09-25 Thread Guy Maor
Santiago Vila Doncel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > BTW: Will you include something like this?: > > "\e[1~": beginning-of-line > "\e[3~": delete-char > "\e[4~": end-of-line I'm assuming that those settings make the home, end, and delete keys work. Absolutely I will include those. You guys on i1

Re: Upcoming Debian Releases

1997-09-25 Thread Guy Maor
Brian White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Would it be possible to make these settings intelligently during install? > Perhaps check what kind of keyboard is in use or what the locale is? I don't think so. Currently the only conditionals in an inputrc are for TERM and application. Guy -- TO U

Re: Upcoming Debian Releases

1997-09-25 Thread Christian Schwarz
On 25 Sep 1997, Guy Maor wrote: > Brian White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Would it be possible to make these settings intelligently during install? > > Perhaps check what kind of keyboard is in use or what the locale is? > > I don't think so. Currently the only conditionals in an inputrc

Re: Upcoming Debian Releases

1997-09-25 Thread Brian White
> > Would it be possible to make these settings intelligently during install? > > Perhaps check what kind of keyboard is in use or what the locale is? > > I don't think so. Currently the only conditionals in an inputrc are > for TERM and application. What about when the package is installed on t

Re: Upcoming Debian Releases

1997-09-25 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Sep 25, Guy Maor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >This is a very annoying setting for US users as they can no longer use >M- keys. For example, M-b to go back a word. They must use ESC-B. Are you sure? I have 8 bit settings in my ~/.inputrc and I can use alt-b to go back a word (I just tried).

Re: Upcoming Debian Releases

1997-09-25 Thread Guy Maor
"Marco d'Itri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >This is a very annoying setting for US users as they can no longer use > >M- keys. For example, M-b to go back a word. They must use ESC-B. > Are you sure? I have 8 bit settings in my ~/.inputrc and I can use alt-b > to go back a word (I just tried