[Java-readline-users] vi and emacs edit modes

[Jamie J. <jj_...@ya...>]

Hi. I've been trying to use the java readline package in a utility I'm
writing. I'm having some trouble with the EMACS/vi editing modes. I'm using
the ReadlineTest class that was included with the download.

If I run the program without a ~/.inputrc file, it runs it EMACS mode as
default. This works well. Also, if I want to switch to vi editing mode, I
press ESC, and then Ctrl+j and I can use either vi or emacs (ESC-k or arrow
keys). If I create the ~/.inputrc file with the line set editing-mode emacs
, I get the same behaviour.

The strange behaviour happens if I change ~/.inputrc to read set
editing-mode vi . If I run java ReadlineTest then, EMACS doesn't work, vi
doesn't work and the ESC-Ctrl-j keystroke doesn't switch.

Many of my users already have the vi line in their ~/.inputrc file (for
other programs), so command-line history will not work in my app for them.

Does anyone know a way of making the app start up correctly in vi mode?

Thanks!