Xterm and function keys
>Hi!
>
>I discovered a strange thing:
>In an xterm the function keys produce the following:
> F1 -> ^[OP
> F2 -> ^[OQ
> F3 -> ^[OR
> F4 -> ^[OS
> F5 -> ^[[15~
> F6 -> ^[[16~
>...
>
>On a different system (I tried SuSE) they produce:
> F1 -> ^[[11~
> F2 -> ^[[12~
> F3 -> ^[[13~
> F4 -> ^[[14~
> F5 -> ^[[15~
> F6 -> ^[[16~
>...
>which seems more correct. I also get this behaviour
>on my Debian
>(potato)
>box when I use rxvt or konsole.
>
>I don't think I misconfigured anything, because I
>confirmed this
>behavior
>with a fresh added user, too. Do you have any idea
>where the problem
>is?
You also get different return key codes for the
function keys between a vconsole and an Xterm. Also
look at the <ctl>, <alt>, and <ctl><alt> shifted
function keys, they are ALSO different between a
vconsole and an Xterm.
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