Re: OT: Running mc under screen
On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 09:27:37PM -0700, Jeff wrote:
> Sorry to bug you all with this, but things are getting too bloody on
> c.o.l.m these days...
>
> I'm trying to run midnight commander under GNU screen running on xterm.
> Works fine, except that shift-arrow keys insert sequences of characters,
> rather than selecting text. I can't SEE any key-bindings for
> shift-arrows, but I'm sure they're there somewhere. Probably has
> something to do with termcap, but LOTS of searching and reading has
> added nothing but confusion. Fails under etch (and also Mepis, FWIW).
> Can anyone point me in a productive direction?
>
> BTW, mc works correctly when run directly on xterm.
>
I prefer using nano instead of the mc builtin editor, and I use fvwm, which
has its own bindings for the shift-arrow keys. However, in the mc editor you
can use F3 to mark the current location, and then highlight text with the
arrows (without shift).
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