GNU bug report logs - #78474
31.0.50; Wrong char insertion in rxvt

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From: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault <at> gnu.org>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: bzg <at> gnu.org, Seb Hinderer <Sebastien.Hinderer <at> inria.fr>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 78474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#78474: 31.0.50; Wrong char insertion in rxvt
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:25:05 +0200

Robert Pluim, le lun. 21 juil. 2025 18:19:24 +0200, a ecrit:
> > >> This feature is being added for the benefit of users who run
> > >> screen-reading software.  I'm not aware of any other reasons to
> > >> disable the use of tabs in Emacs cursor motion.
> >
> > Samuel> It's actually even slower on my box.
> 
> You benchmarked moving by one character. Moving by tabs can move in
> multiples of 8 characters, so I doubt itʼs that cut and dried.

The case which actually poses problem is only that \t\b vs \e[C. Using
tab without moving back with \b does not pose problem.

Samuel

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