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-rw-r--r--docs/help/in/bind.in1
-rw-r--r--src/fe-text/gui-readline.c14
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/docs/help/in/bind.in b/docs/help/in/bind.in
index 152ac34d..89cfbdda 100644
--- a/docs/help/in/bind.in
+++ b/docs/help/in/bind.in
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ Command can be one of:
refresh_screen
yank_from_cutbuffer - "Undelete" line
transpose_characters - Swap current and previous character
+ escape_char - Insert the next character exactly as-is to input line
insert_text - Insert data to entry line, data may contain $variables.
stop_irc - Send SIGSTOP to client (^Z)
diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c b/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c
index 96e7e074..956f7a52 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ typedef struct {
static KEYBOARD_REC *keyboard;
static ENTRY_REDIRECT_REC *redir;
+static int escape_next_key;
static int readtag;
static time_t idle_time;
@@ -161,8 +162,9 @@ void handle_key(unichar key)
str[utf16_char_to_utf8(key, str)] = '\0';
}
- if (!key_pressed(keyboard, str)) {
- /* key wasn't used for anything, print it */
+ if (escape_next_key || !key_pressed(keyboard, str)) {
+ /* key wasn't used for anything, print it */
+ escape_next_key = FALSE;
gui_entry_insert_char(active_entry, key);
}
}
@@ -519,6 +521,11 @@ static void key_next_window_item(void)
}
}
+static void key_escape(void)
+{
+ escape_next_key = TRUE;
+}
+
static void key_insert_text(const char *data)
{
char *str;
@@ -566,6 +573,7 @@ void gui_readline_init(void)
char *key, data[MAX_INT_STRLEN];
int n;
+ escape_next_key = FALSE;
redir = NULL;
idle_time = time(NULL);
input_listen_init(STDIN_FILENO);
@@ -673,6 +681,7 @@ void gui_readline_init(void)
key_bind("scroll_end", "End of the window", "", NULL, (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_scroll_end);
/* inserting special input characters to line.. */
+ key_bind("escape_char", "Escape the next keypress", NULL, NULL, (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_escape);
key_bind("insert_text", "Append text to line", NULL, NULL, (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_insert_text);
/* autoreplaces */
@@ -743,6 +752,7 @@ void gui_readline_deinit(void)
key_unbind("scroll_start", (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_scroll_start);
key_unbind("scroll_end", (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_scroll_end);
+ key_unbind("escape_char", (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_escape);
key_unbind("insert_text", (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_insert_text);
key_unbind("change_window", (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_change_window);
key_unbind("stop_irc", (SIGNAL_FUNC) key_sig_stop);