Re: terminal psql: wrong console keystrokes

Nope. :(
I'm using Xfree 4.0.1, and I tried to change it into Xfree 3.3.6.
Under both servers I'm having troubles with keystrokes.
Please note that with the konsole the keys are correctly interpreted,
e.g. if I push Up, konsole bash recalls previous commands.
Moreover, the interactive terminal VIM interpretes correctly the keystrokes.

Under psql things are so strange.
I don't understand if it's psql that its misinterpreting keystrokes (a wrong
internal setting, which?), or it's something else?

instead of Up (for scrolling in the internel buffer) it appears  ^[[A
Down  ^[[B
Right ^[[C
Left  ^[[D
Back_del  (ok)
Forward_del ^[[3~
Tab  (moves the cursor but does not complete the sql command)
Esc ^[

What internal settings make the psql interpete the keystrokes, and how to
toggle them?

(Mandrake 7.2, AMD Athlon, postgres ver.7.0.2)



On 20 febbraio 2001, Alessio Bragadini wrote:
> Nico wrote:
> > Through Konsole, the Up, Down, Left, Right keys work properly, but
> > through psql the keystrokes seem to be wrong:
> > Linux console, xterm, vt100, vt420pc
>
> I've noticed differences between
> Setting->Keyboard->xterm (XFree 3) and
> Setting->Keyboard->xterm (XFree 4)
>
> Does it work?