Bug 913570 - Default key bindings in /etc/screenrc do not supply kill region (remove) command
Summary: Default key bindings in /etc/screenrc do not supply kill region (remove) command
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: screen
Version: 5.9
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
low
unspecified
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Petr Hracek
QA Contact: BaseOS QE - Apps
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-02-21 13:51 UTC by Miroslav Hradílek
Modified: 2013-03-07 12:52 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2013-03-07 12:52:09 UTC
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Description Miroslav Hradílek 2013-02-21 13:51:28 UTC 
Description of problem:
Default configuration file /etc/screenrc redefines some key bindings for reasons. One of them is that (Ctrl+a x) (lock screen) is moved to (Ctrl+a X) which replaces default meaning (kill region) as described in manual page. Redefinitions in /etc/screenrc do not provide any alternative for (kill region).

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
screen-4.0.3-4.el5

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. "screen"
2. Ctrl+a S
3. Ctrl+a tab
4. Ctrl+a X
  
Actual results:
Locks screen

Expected results:
Kill new region

Additional info:
Shouldn't manual page reflect real defaults?
Comment 1 Petr Hracek 2013-03-07 12:52:09 UTC 
I am sorry, but it is too late in the RHEL-5 release cycle [1].  At the moment we are addressing only critical and security related issues in RHEL-5.  This one is fixed in RHEL-6.  I am closing the bug as WONTFIX.

[1] https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/
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