From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim X Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: arrow keys in the console Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 12:41:44 +1000 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: <877ir5fsbb.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> References: <87646qoaow.fsf@thalassa.lan.informatimago.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1179546037 9825 80.91.229.12 (19 May 2007 03:40:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 03:40:37 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat May 19 05:40:36 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HpFo3-0003UA-DB for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 19 May 2007 05:40:35 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HpFo2-0001Sx-Vj for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 18 May 2007 23:40:35 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!feeder.news-service.com!tudelft.nl!txtfeed1.tudelft.nl!feed.xsnews.nl!border-1.ams.xsnews.nl!feeder1.cambrium.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!138.199.65.86.MISMATCH!sn-xt-ams-06!sn-xt-ams-05!sn-post-ams-01!sn-post-sjc-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.99 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:6HXJbvOc+tJ8zPU+MZp9Lb0ywfU= Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Original-Lines: 21 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:148568 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:44160 Archived-At: Peter Dyballa writes: > Am 18.05.2007 um 14:16 schrieb Tyler Smith: > >> echo $TERM now shows: linux. How do I find out what it should be? > > tset - -Q or such can determine the right value. It also would work to set it > xterm or xterm-color. This kind of terminal is supported by GNU Emacs. Look > into lisp/term directory! > > -- NO! This will not work correctly for a GNU Linux console. The TERM setting of 'Linux', is *correct* for the console - do not change it. The problem is with keymaps. Load the correct keymap and the problem is solved. Tim -- tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au