Delete key

[Jay Ashworth]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Seth" <seth at dreamscape.com>

> Feeling for Bill. Always amazing to watch you guys spar and sometimes
> the question never gets addressed.

Or, it *is* getting addressed, and you simply can't tell.  :-)

> I have posed this query to Ken previously with no response and it may
> just be that I am perceived as naive or unsophisticated.
> 
> Is there a way to make input in fields operate in the now standard
> Win/Appl/Android way (non DEC-VT100), ie- DELETE KEY deletes the character
> the cursor is on, SPACE inserts a space. I have the BS working correctly
> via PUTTY.

Probably not; I don't think what filepro puts atop termcap *instead* of
curses knows how to do that.  I *think* curses does.

> I am assuming there is no way to have the ENTER key insert a newline in
> screen creation or output formatting, but this is not for the enduser
> anyway and we don't utilize multi-line fields.
> 
> Thanks in advance. If there is no way to accomplish this, a simple no
> will suffice.

The problem is that you still need to get the DEL key to send something
distinguishable.

On reflection, I think you could define P2 as whichever sequence your DEL
key sends, to get there from here.

Cheers,
-- jra
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