Re: RDS! ed in FreeBSD

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Robert Craig wrote:

>
> C. K. Lester wrote:
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>> When I try to run ed in FreeBSD, I can't seem to use my arrow keys. 
>> They take me straight to the menu. What's up with that? :)
>
>
> On Linux or FreeBSD you'll find that some of the special
> keys don't work, or they produce a different key code
> than what ed is expecting. Each Linux/FreeBSD system
> seems to be a bit different, especially if you use Telnet.

Rob, here's a clue...

When I run it outside of X, I get no problems... Inside X, however... 
Also, inside X, the key program returns the right key codes, so what is 
it about X that ed finds confusing and not key.ex?!

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