Version 0.8.12 of Diakonos is now available.

Keying and the input line

The keying system of Diakonos has been refactored. What this means to the end user is the input line now supports the full range of keys. For example, keys like the Home and End keys actually produce multiple characters of input each, and so would not function properly in older versions. They are now are properly supported. As part of this new implementation, the notion of keying modes has been introduced. For now, there are only two hard-coded modes: “edit” and “input”. There is now an mkey configuration directive, used to bind a function to a key chord or sequence under a specific mode. The old directive, key is equivalent to mkey edit, and so acts as a shorthand. (more…)