Changes between Version 8 and Version 9 of doc/faq


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    22Originally from [browser:doc/FAQ FAQ in repo] 
    33 
    4 [[TOC()]] 
     4[[PageOutline]] 
    55 
    66= Fequently Asked Questions  = 
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    2727 * sparc64-linux-linux2.1 
    2828 * mips-sgi-irix5.x, 6.x 
    29  * mips-dec-ultrix4.3 
    30  * rs6000-ibm-aix3.2.5 
    3129 * sparc-sun-sunos4.1 
    3230 * sparc-sun-solaris2.3, 2.4, 2.5 
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    5149You need a POSIX (Unix compatible) operating system.  If you are running Windows, use Cygwin. 
    5250 
    53 To compile any edition you need to have glib 2.x  installed. It's available at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/. 
    54  
    55 If you want to use mouse on the Linux console you need the gpm daemon from ftp://ftp.systemy.it/pub/develop/.  You need nothing extra to 
     51To compile any edition you need to have glib >= 2.30 installed. It's available at https://download.gnome.org/sources/glib/. 
     52 
     53If you want to use mouse on the Linux console you need the gpm daemon from https://www.nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/.  You need nothing extra to 
    5654use mouse on xterm. 
    5755 
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    129127internal representation of arrow keys, function keys and other enhanced keys.  If you want to use ESC to cancel things you have to 
    130128press it twice i.e. ESC-ESC.  If you find this cumbersome you can generally use F10 to cancel.  Alternatively turn on the old_esc_mode 
    131 setting in the ~/.mc/ini file.  The old_esc_mode setting makes ESC work as a prefix only if another key is pressed within 0.5 seconds. 
     129setting in the ~/.config/mc/ini file.  The old_esc_mode setting makes ESC work as a prefix only if another key is pressed within 0.5 seconds. 
    132130After 0.5 seconds the ESC key cancels.  There is no way to make ESC cancel immediately (if we want to be able to use arrows keys and 
    133131function keys). 
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    157155=== 2.8 How do I change the key bindings? === 
    158156 
    159 There is no generic way to reconfigure the key bindings.  You can use the "Learn Keys" dialog to assign keys to some actions listed in that 
    160 dialog.  However, most actions cannot be redefined to use different keys. 
    161  
     157Key binding con be reconfigure via keymap files: /etc/mc/mc.keymap and ~/.config/mc/mc.keymap. 
     158 
     159You can use the "Learn Keys" dialog to assign keys to some actions listed in that dialog. 
    162160 
    163161== 3 Mouse == 
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    173171Hold down shift key while using mouse to cut and paste. 
    174172 
    175 === 3.3 How do I get the extension dependent pop-up menu to pop up? === 
    176  
    177 It was developed for the GNOME edition.  The text-mode edition doesn't support this feature yet. 
    178  
    179173 
    180174== 4 Display == 
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    195189=== 4.2 Why don't line drawing characters work? === 
    196190 
    197 Since version 4.0.13 there's the command line option -a to force use of charaters +, |, - for line drawing (only available when compiled 
    198 with S-Lang).  Use the -a option if any of the suggestions below doesn't help. 
     191Since version 4.0.13 there's the command line option -a to force use of charaters +, |, - for line drawing.  Use the -a option if any of the suggestions below doesn't help. 
    199192 
    200193In general, there are three cases: 
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    257250 
    258251=== 4.4 I have problems with entering/viewing national characters! === 
    259  
    260 Upgrade to version 4.0.12 or newer. 
    261252 
    262253From the Options - Display Bits dialog select Full 8 bits or ISO 8859-1.  In addition, select 8 bit input from the same dialog. 
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    336327Thomas Dickey maintains his more advanced version of xterm at ftp://dickey.his.com/xterm/ 
    337328 
    338 rxvt has its own site http://www.rxvt.org/ - get the latest version there. 
     329rxvt has its own site http://www.rxvt.net/ - get the latest version there. 
    339330 
    340331=== 4.8 I got colors working with MC but the other programs don't work at all anymore! === 
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    415406Only few terminals support screen saving.  It's xterm, rxvt and other xterm-like terminals and virtual terminals on Linux and FreeBSD. 
    416407 
    417 === 6.8 I see lot of strange 'cd "printf ' lines into my .history file  === 
     408=== 6.8 Why I see lot of strange 'cd "printf ' lines into my .history file?  === 
    418409 
    419410Add {{{export HISTCONTROL="ignoreboth"}}} into your ~/.profile file (.bash_profile) for avoid this. 
    420411 
    421 === 6.9 I have a problem with Screen which makes using Midnight Commander problematic. I use ctrl-o to disable panels. Output of previous commands, just a clear, screen is blanked. === 
     412=== 6.9 I have a problem with Screen which makes using Midnight Commander problematic. I use Ctrl-O to disable panels. Output of previous commands, just a clear, screen is blanked. === 
    422413 
    423414Update GNU Screen to the last version. This bug was fixed in 
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    439430or 
    440431 
    441 do not rewrite TERM (mustbe TERM=screen) 
    442 run mc as follow 
     432do not rewrite TERM (mustbe TERM=screen) and run mc as follow: 
    443433{{{ 
    444434  echo -e '\e[?1000h' && mc -x 
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    451441If you use keyboard just move the selection bar on the tar file and press enter.  If you use mouse just double-click on the tar file. 
    452442 
    453 The recognized suffixes for tar archives are .tar, .tar.gz and .tgz. You can also enter a tar archive by typing "cd filename#utar" where 
     443The recognized suffixes for tar archives are .tar, .tar.gz and .tgz. You can also enter a tar archive by typing "cd filename/utar://" where 
    454444filename is the name of the archive.  In this case, the suffix is not important. 
    455445 
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    553543   Current list of active developers can be found here: McDevelopers 
    554544 
    555    This page lists everbody who has provided a patch or has written code for the midnight-commander in the past: McContributors 
     545   This page lists everbody who has provided a patch or has written code for the Midnight Commander in the past: McContributors 
    556546 
    557547=== 10.2 Do I dare to use a development version? === 
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    567557You might first want to get the newest development version to see if the bug is fixed or the feature is added already. 
    568558 
    569 If this is not the case, feel free to add a ticket in our ticket-system, which is located here: http://www.midnight-commander.org/NewTicket 
     559If this is not the case, feel free to add a ticket in our ticket system, which is located here: http://www.midnight-commander.org/NewTicket 
    570560 
    571561If you want to send an email instead write your report to mc-devel@gnome.org or mc@gnome.org.