Re: [Mutt] #3350: inconsistent handling of key bindings/codes

[Thomas Dickey <dickey@xxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 4 Apr 2010, Mutt wrote:

> #3350: inconsistent handling of key bindings/codes
> -----------------------------+----------------------------------------------
>  Reporter:  trespassing     |       Owner:  mutt-dev
>      Type:  defect          |      Status:  closed
>  Priority:  trivial         |   Milestone:
> Component:  user interface  |     Version:
> Resolution:  wontfix         |    Keywords:
> -----------------------------+----------------------------------------------
> Changes (by me):
>
>  * priority:  major => trivial
>  * status:  new => closed
>  * resolution:  => wontfix
>
>
> Comment:
>
> The problem is that the ncurses library doesn't have a keycode for
> ctrl+<UP> or ctrl+<DOWN>.  Instead you get a multibyte escape sequence.

That's an extension (mutt could in principle ask ncurses for the binding
of kUP5 and kDN5).  Use "infocmp -x" to see some of the possibilities.

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