[Urwid] urwid_simple.py problem

[Ian Ward]

James Mills wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The "urwid_simple.py" that was posted to this list a while
> ago (see attached) I'm having problems with.
> 
> I know it's taken me a while :) (lack of time), however I
> believe my terminal is translating keycodes for ALT or META
> to something else. If I chuck a print keys I get:
> ['\xf0'] when I press ALT + F for instance, instead of
> what urwid_simple is looking for "meta f" in keys.
> 
> Comments ?

Hmm. I should put this question in a FAQ.

If you're running xterm you can set "Meta Sends Escape" in the 
"CTRL+Left Click" menu. To set it permanently for your user add this 
line to your $HOME/.Xdefaults file:

XTerm*metaSendsEscape: true

Then run: "xrdb -l $HOME/.Xdefaults" to reload your xresources.

Or, see the attached message for a solution that will break input in all 
encodings that use > 7 bits, but will understand what your terminal is 
sending.

Ian
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