Using mc via telnet

[Ferdi Louw]

On 19 Sep 2001, at 18:48, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> > The long way would be to check what terminfo expects for your terminal
> > type for kf1  trough  kf10. (Can anybody tell me how to do this???)
> 
> Run "infocmp" and read "man terminfo" to understand the output.

Thanx - I'll try it when my new hardware is up and running.
 
> > and then in your telnet terminal emulator, you set your definitions for F1 -
> > F10 to send the required sequences.  If you have followed this route, other
> > applications (not as clever as mc) might also function better if they use
> > terminfo.
> 
> Yes.  "Learn Keys" is just a cheap substitute to making the keys work as
> they are described in terminfo and/or termcap.

I don't call it "cheap"!  I call it an EXCELLENT feature!!!
I wish more applications would follow this route.


Ferdi             :-)
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