Re: [Expectperl-discuss] Sending arrow keys to curses apps?

[Robin L. P. <rlp...@di...>]

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 03:53:11PM -0500, Bryan Bueter wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 08:52:46PM -0800, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm trying to send arrow keys to a curses app of mine.  Rather
> >> than distributing that app, here's an example using "mutt", which
> >> is fairly common:
> >
> > No-one knows how to send arrows to curses apps in Expect?
> >
> > -Robin
> >
> 
> By my reckoning, you have your string incorrect.  The following should be
> arrow keys:
> 
> $up    = "\c[[A";
> $down  = "\c[[B";
> $left  = "\c[[D";
> $right = "\c[[C";
> 
> and not "\e[[B";

I wasn't sending \e[[B, I was sending \e[B.

\e == \c[ (that is, ESC is the same as ^[; I actually use ctrl-[ at
the keyboard most of the time to send ESC).

I did explicitely try $exp->send("\c[[B");, though.  No change
(i.e., nothing happens).

-Robin

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