Re: Mapping some keys, like ctrl-[ and ctrl-]

Hi Angel,

I like your idea of the nested arrays to denote multiple key sequences.  
That's a very elegant approach.

I'll have to check out the latest and greatest version.  It means I'll 
have to learn how to use Git.  ;-)

Lee

Angel Ortega wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 09, 2007 at 11:12:42AM -0400, Lee Page wrote:
>
>   
>> Yes, I don't see ever using the X interface.  The curses interface is fast 
>> when working on machines in other countries, and you never have to worry 
>> about how compatible your X server is.  Though, you do have certain 
>> terminal anomalies to worry about.
>>     
>
> I also make heavy use of the Curses interface, as I do much remote
> maintenance of machines.
>
> The current development version (pickable with Git) adds an interesting
> fix to a rather annoying issue on the Curses port: search, replace and other
> functions that ask forever that pesky "Case sensitive (Y/N)" question can
> be answered by pressing ENTER (meaning "the previous selection"). It's
> still annoying, but a bit less.
>
>   
>> Is there a way to genericize the tui interface so that one interface would 
>> work for both? 
>>     
>
> I'm afraid TUI is a bit too text-oriented to be useful, but probably can be
> done.
>
> Regarding the multiple-sequence keys, I'm thinking about a pretty
> interface that could be:
>
> mp.keycodes['ctrl-x'] = {};
> mp.keycodes['ctrl-x']['ctrl-s'] = mp.actions['save'];
> mp.keycodes['ctrl-x']['ctrl-x'] = mp.actions['cut-mark'];
>
> That is, assigning a hash to a keycode (instead of an action). This could
> be multiplexed recursively without adding any complexity.
>
> What do you think?
>
>   



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