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

From: Patrik Osgnach <patrik.osgnach_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:35:08 +0100

On Thu, 27 Feb 2020 at 09:37, Daniel Tameling <tamelingdaniel_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 1:58 AM Ivan Tham <pickfire_AT_riseup.net> wrote:
> >
> > Maybe you could do a bisect to find out which commit cause the issue and
> > try to send a patch for it?
> >
> > 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
> > >
>
> Hi,
>
> this is working as expected. Please read the FAQ file in the
> repository section "Why doesn't the Del key work in some programs?".
> There you also find workarounds for bash and zsh.
>
> Best regards,
> Daniel
>

Hi, already done.
That's where I found the tput smkx advice.
The thing that puzzles me is that is vim doing, since I have to run
that tput command every time I quit vim.

Unfortunately I have to use tcsh (don't ask why, corporate/legacy
decision completely out of my control).

Best regards,
Patrik
Received on Thu Feb 27 2020 - 15:35:08 CET