Re: [dev] [PATCH] Remove ncurses meta() call.

From: Steffen Nurpmeso <steffen_AT_sdaoden.eu>
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:45:05 +0200

Sorry for the late reply.
I bought the first new box in over seven years, and am still not
fully setup.

Hiltjo Posthuma wrote in
 <akGd9BjsZrP2Yhd8_AT_cow.codemadness.org>:
 |On Sun, Jun 28, 2026 at 06:11:29PM +0200, Steffen Nurpmeso wrote:
 |> Kevin J. McCarthy wrote in
 |> <20260628121054.m5zd_s6M_AT_8t8.us>:
 |>|On Fri, Jun 26, 2026 at 08:47:44AM +0200, Rene Kita wrote:
 ...
 |>|>I use st[0], don't know if has a large enough user base to be relevant.
 |>|>But it's quite popular in my bubble.
 |>|>
 |>|>[0]: https://st.suckless.org/
 |>|
 |>|Thanks Rene. I've tested st and it has no problems. Both with and
 |>|without the meta() call, it send Esc-prefixed with the alt-key.
 |>
 |> I am using it for years, too. 'Could be it is the culprit for
 |> changing things in my xorg[<>dwm]<>st/tmux<>bash setup by removing
 |> zero-width characters; ie if i paste something and use wc(1) -c,
 |> then copy+paste it again things have changed.
 |> It is ok in that my own stuff is just equally bad. But is not "no
 |> problems", generally speaking.
 ...
 |Whats the thread about?

That thread was about CS7/CS8 termios. :)

--steffen
|
|Der Kragenbaer, The moon bear,
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