Re: [dev] [st] vim breaks Delete key in an ssh session

From: Patrik Osgnach <patrik.osgnach_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:32:38 +0100

On Thu, 27 Feb 2020 at 09:35, Hiltjo Posthuma <hiltjo_AT_codemadness.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 04:55:56PM +0100, Patrik Osgnach wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have this strange situation with st (compiled from git commit
> > 895e5b5, without any patch):
> > When I ssh from my local Linux PC (running Gentoo) to a SLES11SP4
> > Server, the delete key is ineffective (nothing gets deleted).
> > I can fix this with "tput smkx" but, if I run vim, the delete key is
> > not working any more after I quit vim.
> > To avoid interference with my settings, I ran multiple versions (from
> > 7.2 to 8.1) of vim with "vim -u NONE" and saw the same effect.
> >
> > If I hit ^V Delete after logging in on the remote server I get
> > ^[[P
> >
> > alter running tput smkx I get
> > ^[[3~
> >
> > and after quitting vim I get again
> > ^[[P
> >
> > The output of stty -a is identical in all of these 3 scenarios.
> > Other terminals like xterm do not show this behaviour.
> > Also, I don't get this behaviour when I run vim from an st on my local Linux PC.
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Patrik
> >
>
> Have you tried updating the terminfo file for st (using the git version!) on
> the remote server?
>
> Is SLES11SP4 some enterprise distribution?
>
> --
> Kind regards,
> Hiltjo
>

Hi, yes
I tried to copy the files from my gentoo client and to regenerate with
tic -sx st.info
Same result.

SLES11SP4 is Suse Linux Enterprise Server version 11 with service pack 4

BR,
Patrik
Received on Thu Feb 27 2020 - 15:32:38 CET