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Re: LYNX-DEV -DNO_KEYPAD and Linux


From: Foteos Macrides
Subject: Re: LYNX-DEV -DNO_KEYPAD and Linux
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 18:28:38 -0500 (EST)

root <address@hidden> wrote:
>Andrew Kuchling wrote:
>> 
>> there's one issue that needs resolving.  The linux-ncurses target in
>> the Makefile has -DNO_KEYPAD defined; the effect of this is to #ifdef
>> out a switch which handles keypad-mode keys like KEY_DOWN or KEY_END.
>> It would be preferable to put the KEY_MOUSE case in this second switch
>> statement, and ncurses does support these keys.
>> 
>>      Removing the definition and recompiling produces a Lynx binary
>> that seems to run fine.  So, does anyone know why -DNO_KEYPAD is there
>> for Linux?
>> 
>
>Perhaps it is because of the sepperate number/cursor control keypads?

        So what's the final word on this?  Should -DNO_KEYPAD be removed
for all of the ncurses targets?  Some, if so, which?  Depends on the
version of ncurses?  The flavor of Unix?

                                Fote

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