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From: kim@mcrware.UUCP (Kim Kempf)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Termcap (ansi) arrow key question
Message-ID: <942@mcrware.UUCP>
Date: 30 Jan 89 14:08:16 GMT
Organization: Microware Systems Corp., Des Moines, Ia.
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Why is it that the termcap entry for most vt100-style terminals define
the arrow keys as:

	:ku=\EOA:kd=\EOB:kr=\EOC:kl=\EOD:kb=^H:\

when the keys actually transmit:

	:ku=\E[A:kd=\E[B:kr=\E[C:kl=\E[D:kb=^H:\

Some other termcaps claiming ANSI terminal compatability are defined in this
latter method as expected.  I have an application that won't work because of
this problem.  Is this some type of special hack that 'vi' uses and other
applications have to know about it, or what?  Thanks in advance.
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Kim Kempf, Microware Systems Corporation	{sun,uunet}!mcrware!kim