[R] Avoiding Delete key function as 'Quit R' in Rterm when there are no characters in cursor line

[CALUM POLWART]

I don't use term, but I've just tested it and this is reproducable.

Is it a bug? Not sure. If you hit c after getting the message it will
cancel the q() request.


On Fri, 9 Feb 2024, 17:21 Duncan Murdoch, <murdoch.duncan using gmail.com> wrote:

> That looks to me like a bug, but I don't use Windows any more, so I
> won't offer to try to fix it for you.  In fact I don't think Rterm has
> many users at all:  most Windows users probably use RStudio or one of
> the other graphical front ends (Visual Studio, Emacs, Rgui, etc.)
>
> So maybe you can track down the issue, or someone else will try.  Or
> maybe you'll just have to avoid triggering the bug (if it really is one).
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>
> On 09/02/2024 10:03 a.m., Iago Giné Vázquez wrote:
> > Yes, indeed, I am talking about Rterm in Windows.
> >
> > Iago
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > *De:* Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan using gmail.com>
> > *Enviat el:* divendres, 9 de febrer de 2024 13:50
> > *Per a:* Iago Giné Vázquez <iago.gine using sjd.es>
> > *Tema:* Re: [R] Avoiding Delete key function as 'Quit R' in Rterm when
> > there are no characters in cursor line
> > On 09/02/2024 6:25 a.m., Iago Giné Vázquez wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I cite from README.Rterm
> >>
> >> ^D, DEL : Delete the character under the cursor.
> >>
> >> That is the general behaviour, but when there is no character (neither
> under the cursor nor at its left), pressing the Delete key suggests closing
> the R terminal. Is there any (configurable) way to avoid this behaviour?
> >
> > Are you talking about rterm in Windows, or which front end?
> >
> > Duncan Murdoch
> >
>
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