Changeset 4139 for trunk/console

Timestamp:

06/08/05 13:54:32 (3 years ago)

Author:

emostar

Message:

Add a patch to configure the backspace key.

Location:

trunk/console/src

Files:

• console.cpp (modified) (3 diffs)
• console.h (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/console/src/console.cpp

@@ -162 +162 @@
   licqConf.ReadStr("OfflineFormat", m_szOfflineFormat, "%a");
   licqConf.ReadStr("CommandCharacter", m_szCommandChar, "/");
+  licqConf.ReadNum("Backspace", m_nBackspace, KEY_BACKSPACE);
 
   if (licqConf.SetSection("macros"))
@@ -395 +396 @@
   licqConf.WriteStr("OfflineFormat", m_szOfflineFormat);
   licqConf.WriteStr("CommandCharacter", m_szCommandChar);
+  licqConf.WriteNum("Backspace", (unsigned long)m_nBackspace);
 
   licqConf.SetSection("macros");
@@ -1061 +1063 @@
   }
 
+  // Some operating systems don't have a consistent set of settings for
+  // what key should erase characters.  In particular, FC3 sets the terminal
+  // erase character (kbs) for xterm to ^H instead of 127, even though the
+  // rest of the operating system follows the Debian conventions.
+  // This allows the user to override whatever the OS has chosen.
+  if (cIn == m_nBackspace)
+    cIn = KEY_BACKSPACE;
+
   (this->*(winMain->fProcessInput))(cIn);
 }

trunk/console/src/console.h

@@ -83 +83 @@
   char m_szOfflineFormat[30];
   char m_szCommandChar[30];
+  short m_nBackspace;
 
   unsigned short m_nCurrentGroup, m_nCon;