Can't see repeated characters in nano

...and you can replicate his success by changing the terminal type on your PuTTY?

Glad you've found the root cause of the problem. You can mark the thread SOLVED using the thread tools.

You may want to also let the nano developers know...one shouldn't have to change the terminal type setting. Sounds like a bug to me.

That may not be a good solution. It may just be another clue as to what is wrong. Perhaps it is useful into to anyone reading along here....

Because:
Now the Home and End keys don't work, in nano.

Originally Posted by scasey ...and you can replicate his success by changing the terminal type on your PuTTY?

Yes. But apparently, I spoke too soon.

Glad you've found the root cause of the problem. You can mark the thread SOLVED using the thread tools.

Not yet.
I've traded one pain in the a** for another.

You may want to also let the nano developers know...one shouldn't have to change the terminal type setting.

Based on using it for years, when it was brain dead easy... it just worked... I strongly agree.

Sounds like a bug to me.

I wondered about that.
I have the uneasy feeling now, that I'll just be playing whack-a-mole, when I just want to get on with what I was doing.

You know how it is, when your fingers do the walking? No thinking?.. just do.
That's what is so irritating now. I stumble and fumble.

I also wonder if it could be some config setting somewhere in Ubuntu ?


Let me know if you have more advice for me.
Thanks.

Originally Posted by WillyW The only difference - it's a new shell. Other shells... still fine.

what shell?
and what other shells?

fwiw, my nano is on 2.9.8 (archlinux) and 2.7.4 (debian).

Originally Posted by ondoho what shell? and what other shells?

DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 18.04 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)"

Other shells are various versions of ubuntu and some are debian.

fwiw, my nano is on 2.9.8 (archlinux) and 2.7.4 (debian).

And you have this same problem? or no?

ah, i see.
for me bash, dash, ksh etc. are shells.
i would call that a distro.

and no, i have never seen the same problem on either version (i use only the debian via ssh).

Originally Posted by ondoho ah, i see. for me bash, dash, ksh etc. are shells. i would call that a distro.

Right you are.
I am using the term as in, "I have a shell account on so-n-so's computer, that I log into via ssh"

For what it is worth:

 echo $0
-bash

So, yes. I'm using bash (on that shell account) , too.

and no, i have never seen the same problem on either version (i use only the debian via ssh).

Thank you for responding though.

I'm still hoping for more advice, things to check, etc.