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31.0.50; Wrong char insertion in rxvt

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From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: bzg <at> gnu.org, 78474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, samuel.thibault <at> gnu.org, Sebastien.Hinderer <at> inria.fr
Subject: bug#78474: 31.0.50; Wrong char insertion in rxvt
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:20:06 +0200

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>>>>> On Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:52:31 +0300, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> said:

    >> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
    >> Cc: bzg <at> gnu.org,  78474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,  samuel.thibault <at> gnu.org,
    >> Sebastien.Hinderer <at> inria.fr
    >> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 14:12:54 +0200
    >> 
    >> >>>>> On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:30:44 +0300, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> said:
    >> 
    Eli> Feel free to suggest a patch with such a variable.
    >> 
    >> See below. I have zero ego about the name of the option.

    Eli> See below.

    >> Perhaps the "stty -tabs" workaround should go into PROBLEMS.

    Eli> A good idea, but please add that to PROBLEMS on the release branch
    Eli> (unlike the rest of the patch).

Done

    Eli> We should also think how to make the accessibility-related knobs more
    Eli> discoverable.  Perhaps a new section in the user manual is in order.
    >> 
    >> Indeed, I didnʼt find a good place to put this. What else would go in
    >> this new node apart from this new user option? `text-scale-increase',
    >> I guess, and discussion of the high-contrast themes.

    Eli> Also w32-use-visible-system-caret (a link to the relevant appendix
    Eli> should be enough).  Hopefully, the list will grow.

OK, Iʼve put this on my list. Could we point at EmacsSpeak as well?

    >> (did anyone ever (re-)implement sticky modifier keys for Emacs? Thatʼs
    >> about the only thing I miss from XEmacs)

    Eli> Are there nowadays systems which don't have this built-in?

    >> +** New user option 'tty-allow-tabs-for-motion'.

    Eli> I suggest 'cursor-motion-use-tabs' instead.

Done. Patch attached, without any manual changes, for now.

Robert
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