2011/10/21, suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx>: > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Andras Simon <szajmi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> I have tried that too. For lines like these, >>> >>> bind ^a^[[D prev >>> bind ^a^[[C next >>> >>> I get an error like this: >>> >>> bind character ^x, or (octal) \032 expected. >> >> Are you sure you need that ^a there? I'd think that's not part of the >> key. Also, if I were you, I'd try a simple key (one corresponding to a >> printable ascii character) first, not the cursor keys. Who knows what >> special syntax those need to be specified in. >> > > I have tried that, without the ^a it simply ignores the cursor keys. :( > That said a line like this (with printable characters) work as expected: > > bind ' ' windowlist -b > > The above shows me the windowlist on pressing C-a <space> in screen. > Similarly this attempt to interchange C-a n and C-a p also works. > > bind n prev > bind p next OK, so it works (and you don't need the escape key, as expected, based on the man page). > > Am I getting the cursor key codes wrong? Yes, probably. > I am getting the ASCII values > by quoting the cursor keys with C-v in bash. Is there a way to get the > octal numbers somehow? Now that you know where the problem lies, a little googling combined with some experimentation should get you there (or leave you frustrated :-)). I'm sorry I can't be of more help. Andras Andras -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
