From 7b8a286c499916ba6c4d5600ca7b83a702c08807 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrzej Rybczak <electricityispower@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 01:38:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] window: interpret ctrl-h as backspace

---
 src/window.cpp | 25 +++++++++++++------------
 src/window.h   | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index 7153786a..0f235a22 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ std::string Window::GetString(const std::string &base, size_t length, size_t wid
 			gotoend = 0;
 		}
 		
-		mvwhline(itsWindow, y, minx, 32, width+1);
+		mvwhline(itsWindow, y, minx, ' ', width+1);
 		
 		if (!encrypted)
 			mvwprintw(itsWindow, y, minx, "%ls", tmp->substr(beginning, width+1).c_str());
@@ -498,12 +498,11 @@ std::string Window::GetString(const std::string &base, size_t length, size_t wid
 		ReadKey(input);
 		
 		// these key codes are special and should be ignored
-		if ((input < 10 || (input > 10 && input != 21 && input < 32))
-#		ifdef USE_PDCURSES
-		&&   input != KEY_BACKSPACE)
-#		else
-		)
-#		endif // USE_PDCURSES
+		if (input >= KEY_CTRL_A
+		&&  input != KEY_CTRL_H
+		&&  input != KEY_ENTER
+		&&  input != KEY_CTRL_U
+		&&  input <= KEY_CTRL_Z)
 			continue;
 		
 		switch (input)
@@ -542,7 +541,9 @@ std::string Window::GetString(const std::string &base, size_t length, size_t wid
 					beginning++;
 				break;
 			}
-			case KEY_BACKSPACE: case 127:
+			case KEY_CTRL_H:
+			case KEY_BACKSPACE:
+			case KEY_BACKSPACE_2:
 			{
 				if (x <= minx && !beginning)
 					break;
@@ -556,7 +557,7 @@ std::string Window::GetString(const std::string &base, size_t length, size_t wid
 				}
 				else if (beginning > 0)
 					beginning--;
-				if (input != KEY_BACKSPACE && input != 127)
+				if (input != KEY_CTRL_H && input != KEY_BACKSPACE && input != KEY_BACKSPACE_2)
 					break; // backspace = left & delete.
 			}
 			case KEY_DC:
@@ -582,9 +583,9 @@ std::string Window::GetString(const std::string &base, size_t length, size_t wid
 				gotoend = 1;
 				break;
 			}
-			case 10:
+			case KEY_ENTER:
 				break;
-			case 21: // CTRL+U
+			case KEY_CTRL_U:
 				tmp->clear();
 				real_maxx = maxx = real_x = x = minx;
 				maxbeginning = beginning = 0;
@@ -627,7 +628,7 @@ std::string Window::GetString(const std::string &base, size_t length, size_t wid
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	while (input != 10);
+	while (input != KEY_ENTER);
 	curs_set(0);
 	
 	if (itsHistory && !encrypted)
diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index a869fe74..a267df07 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -44,10 +44,42 @@
 # define GNUC_PRINTF(a, b)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef USE_PDCURSES
-# undef KEY_BACKSPACE
-# define KEY_BACKSPACE 8
-#else
+// define some Ctrl-? keys
+#define KEY_CTRL_A 1
+#define KEY_CTRL_B 2
+#define KEY_CTRL_C 3
+#define KEY_CTRL_D 4
+#define KEY_CTRL_E 5
+#define KEY_CTRL_F 6
+#define KEY_CTRL_G 7
+#define KEY_CTRL_H 8
+#define KEY_CTRL_I 9
+#define KEY_CTRL_J 10
+#define KEY_CTRL_K 11
+#define KEY_CTRL_L 12
+#define KEY_CTRL_M 13
+#define KEY_CTRL_N 14
+#define KEY_CTRL_O 15
+#define KEY_CTRL_P 16
+#define KEY_CTRL_Q 17
+#define KEY_CTRL_R 18
+#define KEY_CTRL_S 19
+#define KEY_CTRL_T 20
+#define KEY_CTRL_U 21
+#define KEY_CTRL_V 22
+#define KEY_CTRL_W 23
+#define KEY_CTRL_X 24
+#define KEY_CTRL_Y 25
+#define KEY_CTRL_Z 26
+
+// define alternative KEY_BACKSPACE (used in some terminal emulators)
+#define KEY_BACKSPACE_2 127
+
+// KEY_ENTER is 343, which doesn't make any sense. This makes it useful.
+#undef KEY_ENTER
+#define KEY_ENTER 10
+
+#ifndef USE_PDCURSES
 // NOTICE: redefine BUTTON2_PRESSED as it doesn't always work, I noticed
 // that it sometimes returns 134217728 (2^27) instead of expected mask, so the
 // modified define does it right but is rather experimental.