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Date: Mon,  7 Dec 2009 16:49:17 +0000
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From: Lorenzo Bolla <lbolla@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] keyboard events in sam
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On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com> wrote:

> sam(1) says ``Text may be typed and edited as in rio(1);
> also the escape key (ESC) selects (sets dot to) text typed
> since the last mouse button hit.''
>
> rio(1) has a subsection titled ``Text windows.''
>

This subsection is in 9term(1) in plan9port. Thanks, I hadn't seen it!


>
> Ctrl-0 isn't a real control sequence (if you look at the output
> of "ascii", the valid control characters are A through _).
> What byte are you trying to type?
>

I'm trying to map some simple operations to control-sequences, like jumping
to the command win, flipping between buffers, and so on. I guess I'll have
to do with A.._ chars, avoiding the ones already taken (ctrl-a, ctrl-u,
ctrl-w, etc)


>
> You cannot detect the press of the Alt key - the
> kernel does that as part of its keyboard handling.
>
> Russ
>
>
This is unfortunate.

Thank you very much,
L.

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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Russ Cox=
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sam(1) says ``Text may be typed and edited as in rio(1);<br>
also the escape key (ESC) selects (sets dot to) text typed<br>
since the last mouse button hit.&#39;&#39;<br>
<br>
rio(1) has a subsection titled ``Text windows.&#39;&#39;<br></blockquote><d=
iv><br>This subsection is in 9term(1) in plan9port. Thanks, I hadn&#39;t se=
en it!<br>=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: =
1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;=
">

<br>
Ctrl-0 isn&#39;t a real control sequence (if you look at the output<br>
of &quot;ascii&quot;, the valid control characters are A through _).<br>
What byte are you trying to type?<br></blockquote><div><br>I&#39;m trying t=
o map some simple operations to control-sequences, like jumping to the comm=
and win, flipping between buffers, and so on. I guess I&#39;ll have to do w=
ith A.._ chars, avoiding the ones already taken (ctrl-a, ctrl-u, ctrl-w, et=
c)<br>
=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
You cannot detect the press of the Alt key - the<br>
kernel does that as part of its keyboard handling.<br>
<font color=3D"#888888"><br>
Russ<br>
<br>
</font></blockquote></div><br>This is unfortunate.<br><br>Thank you very mu=
ch,<br>L.<br>

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