[Cgdb-users] key bindings

[James L. <le...@al...>]

Hi,

I used cgdb almost everyday at work to do debugging
whenever I need to debug on linux machines. Having used
it often, I find some things that perhaps you might want
to consider, namely key-bindings.

1.  The keys were supposed to vi-like, but it uses <esc> 
to switch between source, io and debug windows. But <esc> in
vi changes from insert mode to command mode, which is very
confusing to me sometimes. I find myself unconsciously
hitting the <esc> key often! Another problem also arises when I 
tried to use arrow keys to move up and down the output/debug
window. Since those keys also send out escape sequences, 
I often find the cursor jumping to the source window instead
of paging, and I cannot page. This is quite limiting for me
since I often have tons of output to look through.

vim uses ctrl-w j or k to move up or down, which is ok (but
more keystrokes)


2.  I can't seem to get vi mode in readline in cgdb. Is it 
allowed? It works in plain gdb.

thanks a lot.


James.