Re: [Nano-devel] [PATCH] input: erase next word if ctrl is held when pressing delete

[Marco Diego Aurélio Mesquita]

On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 2:51 PM, Benno Schulenberg <address@hidden> wrote:
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> Op 20-07-18 om 00:52 schreef Marco Diego Aurélio Mesquita:
>> Attached patch is an updated version of the previous one.
>
> That looks better.
>
>> For added info, here are the results of the tests I ran:
>
> Thanks for the extensive tests.
>
>> linux virtual console:
>>  - del: Works as intended (erases one char)
>>  - keypad del: Works as intended (erases one char)
>>  - ctrl+del: Erases one char
>>  - ctrl+keypad del: Erases one char
>
> Strange: in an earlier message you said that Ctrl+Delete worked fine
> for you (deleting a word) on a Linux console.  And now it doesn't?
>

I meant it did not spit an "Unknown sequence" warning.

> Of course it doesn't, because you made no change for it to work,
> even though I told you where to make the change.  :|
>
> Anyway, the upcoming patch has the two-liner added, plus some
> minor reshufflings and a reworded commit message.  Please check
> whether you are okay with it.
>

I'll do some quick tests.