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Re: numeric keypad vs. nvi/vim ???



I don't know why this happens. Try turning Numlock off then on again.
Make sure it goes off before you turn it back on. It may stay on the
first time you hit it.

On Tue, 2002-06-18 at 19:28, Michael D. Schleif wrote:
> 
> Thank you, for your participation.
> 
> Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 10:30:41AM -0500, Michael D. Schleif wrote:
> > |
> > | Is there some configuration option that allows the numeric keypad to
> > | type numbers into either nvi or vim?
> > |
> > | Currently, typing 0 - 9 puts p - y into the document, oddly inserting
> > | lines _above_ the current line with each key press . . .
> > |
> > | What am I doing wrong?
> > 
> > Is num-lock on?  I can type numerals in a vim buffer with the keypad
> > if the numlock is on.
> 
> OK, I have narrowed it down to an issue with putty.
> 
> When I use nvi/vim from kde or cli, numeric keypad behaves as I expect.
> 
> When I ssh from one debian box to other debian boxen and use nvi/vim,
> again, numeric keypad behaves as expected.
> 
> However, when I use putty to ssh into these remote debian boxen from our
> windoze boxen, I get this bizarre, unexpected behaviour!
> 
> I just pored through putty's docs, found nothing and opened a bug report
> with them.
> 
> Anybody else experienced this?  Any ideas?
> 
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