[vdr] Re: TERM settings and console plugin.

[DOm <angelus.dei@tiscalinet.it>]

On Sun, 15 Dec 2002 13:11:17 +0100
Stefan Reinauer <stepan@suse.de> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> > i experienced some problems with console plugin and various TERM
> > environment variable settings.
> > if i use TERM=xterm i'm not able to use vim correctly, arrow keys
> > don't respond properly, if i set TERM=linux averything works as
> > expected.
> > 
> > Is this a plugin-related issue ?
> 
> the TERM variable is used to tell the applications how the underlying
> terminal works. Basically, you cannot just use another TERM setting
> and expect the terminal (be it hard- or software) to cope with it. Of
> course applications using advanced terminal features need a correctly
> set TERM environment variable to work properly. Why would you want to
> set TERM=xterm in the vdr console anyway?
> 

It's the default setting for me :)
I aterm as terminal application and aterm has some problems with
TERM=linux.
I will change my default profile :)

Bye,
   ANgelus.


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