On Thu, 2009-08-06 at 20:39 -0400, William Case wrote: > On Thu, 2009-08-06 at 15:40 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > > William Case wrote: > > > Thanks Rick; > > > > > Hmmm. Works a treat here on F10 and F11 (x86_64), but I've not mucked > > with my inputrc files: > > > > [root@prophead ~]# cat /etc/inputrc > > # do not bell on tab-completion > > #set bell-style none > > > > set meta-flag on > > set input-meta on > > set convert-meta off > > set output-meta on > > > > # Completed names which are symbolic links to > > # directories have a slash appended. > > set mark-symlinked-directories on > > > > $if mode=emacs > > > > # for linux console and RH/Debian xterm > > "\e[1~": beginning-of-line > > "\e[4~": end-of-line > > "\e[5~": beginning-of-history > > "\e[6~": end-of-history > > "\e[3~": delete-char > > "\e[2~": quoted-insert > > "\e[5C": forward-word > > "\e[5D": backward-word > > "\e[1;5C": forward-word > > "\e[1;5D": backward-word > > > > # for rxvt > > "\e[8~": end-of-line > > "\eOc": forward-word > > "\eOd": backward-word > > > > # for non RH/Debian xterm, can't hurt for RH/DEbian xterm > > "\eOH": beginning-of-line > > "\eOF": end-of-line > > > > # for freebsd console > > "\e[H": beginning-of-line > > "\e[F": end-of-line > > $endif > > > > I ran [bill@CASE ~]$ cat /etc/inputrc and compared it line for line, > character for character with yours. The two files are exactly the > same. > > > You should also note that applications may install their own mappings > > (hence the "ALT-F" bringing down the file menu, etc.), so even setting > > inputrc may not give you the results you want, depending on the app > > you're running. > > Alt-b (Meta-b, or, "\M-b") moves the cursor backward word-by-word and > has always done so. I just discovered Alt-Shft-b (i.e Alt-B) does as > well. That is probably what the '1;' in "\e[1;5D" is all about. > > Alt-f pops up the File menu in Gnome -- I want to keep that. Alt-Shft-f > (i.e. Alt-F) moves the cursor forward word-by-word and has always done > so. > > Alt-Shft is an awkward reach and I was having minor problems remembering > when to shift and when not. So just getting forward-word and > backward-word to work is not why I posted. > > A solution, I thought, was to bind 'f' and 'b' to the same easier to > type modifier key(s). I chose "\M-\C-b": backward-word and "\M-\C-f": > forward-word and entered them in /etc/inputrc. From everything I have > read, that should work. But it doesn't. > > I wasn't aware that Control-arrow-right and Control-arrow-left should > also work until Mikkel mentioned it. Now I want them too. Apparently, > I can't have them. > > Nor does the "\C-x\C-r": re-read-init-file seem to work. > This should read: > As well, in the future I may want to bind additional readline > commands"\C-x\C-r": re-read-init-file to specific keys, but I would like > to know that those bindings will respond. > As well, in the future I may want to bind additional readline commands to specific keys, but I would like to know that those bindings will respond. Just a dumb copy and paste typo. > Lastly, I use emacs fairly regularly and have bound several keys for > emacs commands. While the procedure is not exactly the same, I am > familiar with the basic principles of modifier keys and bindings. The > fact that I cannot get inputrc commands working is therefore doubly > frustrating. Maybe I need a new keyboard. > > -- > Regards Bill > Fedora 11, Gnome 2.26.3 > Evo.2.26.3, Emacs 22.3.1 > -- Regards Bill Fedora 11, Gnome 2.26.3 Evo.2.26.3, Emacs 22.3.1 -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
