From: Fredrik Staxeng <fstx+u@update.uu.se>
Subject: Re: using arrow keys in emacs
Date: 13 Oct 2002 08:02:49 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1melauswom.fsf@Tempo.Update.UU.SE> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 5ld6qfdtcx.fsf@rum.cs.yale.edu
"Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>" <monnier+gnu.emacs.help/news/@flint.cs.yale.edu> writes:
>>>>>> "alan" == alan yeung <aly324@hotmail.com> writes:
>> i'm new to emacs and not used to its cursor movement commands. is there any
>> way to configure emacs so i can use the more intuitive arrow keys? thanks a
>> lot.
>
>Normally it just works, so you'll have top give us more information
>about your setup to see why it doesn't work.
It works for me. I am using xterm on one Debian box, and ssh to another
Debian box where I run Emacs. I use a custom terminfo entry, that
does not use that particular stupidity known as application mode.
The default terminfo entry appears to use application mode, so that
could be the problem.
--
Fredrik Stax\"ang | rot13: sfgk@hcqngr.hh.fr
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-10-13 6:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-10-13 0:33 using arrow keys in emacs alan yeung
2002-10-13 0:54 ` alan yeung
2002-10-13 1:23 ` Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>
2002-10-13 6:02 ` Fredrik Staxeng [this message]
2002-10-13 6:44 ` alan yeung
2002-10-13 17:15 ` Fredrik Staxeng
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