Bug 123798

Summary:	home/end keys don't work in some console apps with gnome-terminal
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Chris Petersen <lists>
Component:	gnome-terminal	Assignee:	Behdad Esfahbod <behdad>
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Version:	3	CC:	lists, mattdm
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Description Chris Petersen 2004-05-20 16:43:32 UTC

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Description of problem:
Fresh install of FC2, running in gnome, I invoke gnome-terminal and
get $TERM set to xterm.  There is a known (well, oft-mentioned) bug
that this prevents the keypad +-*/ symbols from working, so I then set
TERM=linux (should really look into making this a permanent fix). 
This fixes the keypad issue in FC1 and FC2, but FC2 has a new problem.
 The home/end keys don't do what they're supposed to in certain apps.
 They work as they should when interacting directly with bash, but
when I invoke vi or nano (all I've tested so far), home prints an H
and end prints an F.  I've tried an assortment of TERM settings with
no luck.  xterm and konsole both work fine.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome-terminal-2.6.0-2

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
use gnome, open gnome terminal, invoke vi or nano, press the home or
end keys

Actual Results:  home produces an H, end produces an F

Expected Results:  home/end should work as they're supposed to in the
app - look at xterm or konsole for working results.

Comment 1 Chris Petersen 2004-05-21 16:48:27 UTC

A little more research...  After poking around on the gnome-terminal
bugzilla, I've found mention of this problem dating back to 2001. 
Apparently, gnome-terminal is now sending \EOH for "home" and \EOF for
"end" instead of \E[1~ (home) and \E[4~ (end) like it does in FC1.  I
assume this can be fixed easily enough by modifications to termcap. 
As far as I can tell, it's a distro-specific issue.

Comment 2 Sitsofe Wheeler 2004-05-22 11:00:12 UTC

This bug looks to be related to bug 121922

Comment 3 Matthew Miller 2005-04-26 16:39:46 UTC

Fedora Core 2 is now maintained by the Fedora Legacy project for
security updates only. If this problem is a security issue, please
reopen and reassign to the Fedora Legacy product. If it is not a
security issue and hasn't been resolved in the current FC3 updates or
in the FC4 test release, reopen and change the version to match.

Comment 4 Chris Petersen 2005-04-26 16:57:28 UTC

it's also related to <a
href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126110">bug 126110</a>

someone should probably merge these all together if they are indeed related.

Comment 5 Matthew Miller 2006-07-10 23:42:20 UTC

Fedora Core 3 is now maintained by the Fedora Legacy project for security
updates only. If this problem is a security issue, please reopen and
reassign to the Fedora Legacy product. If it is not a security issue and
hasn't been resolved in the current FC5 updates or in the FC6 test
release, reopen and change the version to match.

Thank you!

Comment 6 John Thacker 2006-10-29 22:03:22 UTC

Closing per lack of response to previous request for information.  Note that FC3
and FC4 are supported by Fedora Legacy for security fixes only.  Please install
a still supported version and retest.  If it still occurs on FC5 or FC6,
please reopen and assign to the correct version.  Otherwise, if this a security
issue, please change the product to Fedora Legacy.  Thanks, and we are sorry
that we did not get to this bug earlier.