Debian bug report logs - #889
Info 3.1-6

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Subject: Re: Bug#889: `info' in texinfo 3.1 doesn't understand arrow keys

In May I reported the bug below.  This is still not fixed in Texinfo
3.6, and I've just had another user report this as a bug in the Debian
package.  Is there likely to be any progress soon ?

When you reply, please preserve the Subject line and send copies to
debian-bugs, Emilio Lopes and Michael Deisher, as I have done.
Thanks.

Ian Jackson.
(Texinfo package maintainer for Debian GNU/Linux.)

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Subject: Re: Bug#889: `info' in texinfo 3.1 doesn't understand arrow keys

The standalone info browser in texinfo 3.1 contains code (in
terminal.c) to try to find out what the termcap database claims that
arrow keys generate.

Unfortunately it doesn't seem to use anywhere the variables where it
stores the answers !

Observed symptoms are that the arrow keys beep and generally do odd
things, rather than working as expected.  (I'm using an xterm.)

This bug was originally reported as Debian GNU/Linux bug#889; when you
reply, please keep the start of the subject line intact and send a
copy both to Emilio Lopes and to debian-bugs.  Thank you.

Ian Jackson.
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Subject: Re: Bug#889: `info' in texinfo 3.1 doesn't understand arrow keys

The standalone info browser in texinfo 3.1 contains code (in
terminal.c) to try to find out what the termcap database claims that
arrow keys generate.

Unfortunately it doesn't seem to use anywhere the variables where it
stores the answers !

Observed symptoms are that the arrow keys beep and generally do odd
things, rather than working as expected.  (I'm using an xterm.)

This bug was originally reported as Debian GNU/Linux bug#889; when you
reply, please keep the start of the subject line intact and send a
copy both to Emilio Lopes and to debian-bugs.  Thank you.

Ian Jackson.

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Subject: Re: Bug#889: Info 3.1-6
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Emilio C. Lopes writes ("Bug#889: Info 3.1-6"):
> 2-
> The directory /usr/local/info is not in the default (hard-wired)
> INFOPATH. I had to set it to /usr/info:/usr/local/info in the
> shell initialization script.

This will be fixed in the next revision, available shortly.

Ian.

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From: ecl@gluon.if.usp.br (Emilio C. Lopes)
Subject: Info 3.1-6
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Date: Tue, 16 May 95 20:52:51 SAT
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Hi!

About info 3.1-6:

1-
Arrow keys don't work.

2-
The directory /usr/local/info is not in the default (hard-wired)
INFOPATH. I had to set it to /usr/info:/usr/local/info in the
shell initialization script.

Good luck. 

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