| Subject: | augment Term::Cap use in Wheel::ReadLine |
Term::Cap often reports keystrokes (for example, the arrow keys) that
have nothing to do with what a keyboard generates. The blame for this
behavior has not yet been squarely set.
However, we have determined this:
1. Term::Cap returns the correct information, based on /etc/termcap and
the current TERM environment variable.
2. The keyboard generates whatever it damn well pleases, despite a
properly configured TERM and /etc/termcap.
3. Term::ReadLine works. It works because it ignores Term::Cap and
hardcodes the keystroke strings in Term::ReadLine::readline.
Therefore, we should honor Term::Cap but also include common keystroke
encodings to cover our butts. It seems Term::ReadLine hardcodes them to
cover its butt, and it looks like it's had the same bad experiences
we're going through with Term::Cap.
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Rocco Caputo - rcaputo@pobox.com - http://poe.perl.org/