Re: [PATCH] space on prompt bugfix

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Jindrich Novy wrote:

> > IMHO, patch1 is better way. Else "end user" can decide "the space key is 
> > not working" ...
> >    
>
> Yes, the spacebar won't be working for leading spaces. However, typing
> the leading spaces in the command prompt IMHO doesn't make too much
> sense to me so maybe after patch2 is applied we may use the spacebar as
> an equivalent of "Ins" for selecting files/dirs as usual in other
> filemanagers when nothing is actually typed in the command prompt.
>
> That is a slight advantage of the second patch so please let me know if
> you like/dislike the idea so that I can do another patch for this or
> simply be happy with the patch1.
>  

Intuitively, the MC can be perceived as a screen extension to shell 
(which became possible due to ncurses/slang lib and Ctr/Fn/Alt/Meta 
keyboard features). Therefore, MC`s cmdline should be closer to a shell 
command line, rather than a screen application input field.
  Currently, we have only one printable character -- Tab -- which 
behaves unser MC and a shell differently (and it is reasonable). But 
don`t add space to this list!
  There are a lot of keyboard buttons, modifier keys etc. to do things 
easy -- let MC cmdline be a "true command line".

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