>Number:         9152
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       window(1) has odd behavior.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Jan  9 07:36:00 2000
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Richard Rauch
>Organization:
  "I probably don't know what I'm talking about."  --rkr@rkr.kcnet.com
>Release:        NetBSD/i386 1.4.1
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD rkr.kcnet.com 1.4.1 NetBSD 1.4.1 (olibGENERIC) #3: Tue Nov 30 01:09:25 CST 1999 root@rkr.kcnet.com:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/olibGENERIC i386


>Description:
    Recently, my regular monitor died.  The stand-in doesn't seem to like
    my X configuration, but I can use it for text consoles.  So, with good
    reason, I returned to good ol' window(1).  Several problems ensued.

     * Support for cursor keys in place of h/j/k/l would be nice.  Likewise,
       support for page-up/page-down (where available) in place of
       K/J (respectively)
     * PINE and PICO think that they know how to use the window, but
       single-character inserts do not seem to work correctly.  Visually,
       they act like overstrike mode.
     * PC page-up/page-down keys seem to cause problems.  Lynx knows
       how to handle them through window; PINE does not.  Both work
       flawlessly with a direct wscons console.
     * There may be a good reason for it, but because vt100 emulation
       is essentially non-existant under window, you cannot readily
       masquerade as a vt100 when accessing remote systems.  (This would
       be useful, since there is no regular termcap entry for window, and
       while su/ssh export TERM, they do not export TERMCAP env variables.)
       (That TERMCAP isn't exported is probably a bug in those programs,
        but by using a TERMCAP-resident termcap entry, rather than one
        in a termcap file, and apparently using an idiosyncratic terminal
        protocol, it is hardly robust against terminal-config problems.)

    Some problems may be i386- or wscons-specific.
>How-To-Repeat:
	Start window.
	Spend a little while trying to make window your home (use
	``su -l'' once, even; telnet/ssh to another host (or the same host)
	from a window console...).
	Try using PINE locally under window.
>Fix:
	No actual fix is offered at the moment.  But some workarounds worth
	noting:

	screen exists in the packages.  I may give screen a try to see if
	it cures some of my problems---but since window is what ships with
	NetBSD, it should probably be fixed.

	ssh claims to support an /etc/environment file for exporting further
	environment variables.  I can't see that it works, however.

	You can manually forward TERMCAP settings by opening a new window,
	finding the current TERMCAP settings, and pasting them appropriately
	into the telnet/ssh/su/whatever window.

	PINE and PICO seem to insert correctly if you strike the keys fast
	Enough---and you can always use ^L to refresh.

	SOMETHING is being sent for pageup/pagedown on the i386 wscons.
	Lynx knows what to do with it, but precious little else does.
>Audit-Trail:
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