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patch 8.1.1239: key with byte sequence containing CSI does not work commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a9dd2d3c759c1eafb9c0572c5707852ed3d38162 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Mon Apr 29 21:58:41 2019 +0200 patch 8.1.1239: key with byte sequence containing CSI does not work Problem: Key with byte sequence containing CSI does not work. Solution: Do not recognize CSI as special unless the GUI is active. (Ken Takata, closes #4318)
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1 # Contributing to Vim
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3 Patches are welcome in whatever form.
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4 Discussions about patches happen on the vim-dev maillist.
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5 If you create a pull request on GitHub it will be
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6 forwarded to the vim-dev maillist. You can also send your patch there
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7 directly. An attachment with a unified diff format is preferred.
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8 Information about the maillist can be found [on the Vim website].
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10 [on the Vim website]: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-dev
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12 Please consider adding a test. Test coverage isn't very good yet, this needs
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13 to improve. Look through recent patches for examples. The tests are located
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14 under "src/testdir".
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17 # Reporting issues
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19 We use GitHub issues, but that is not a requirement. Writing to the Vim
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20 maillist is also fine.
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22 Please use the GitHub issues only for actual issues. If you are not 100% sure
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23 that your problem is a Vim issue, please first discuss this on the Vim user
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24 maillist. Try reproducing the problem without any of your plugins or settings:
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26 vim --clean
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28 If you report an issue, please describe exactly how to reproduce it.
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29 For example, don't say "insert some text" but say what you did exactly:
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30 "ahere is some text&lt;Esc&gt;".
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31 Ideally, the steps you list can be used to write a test to verify the problem
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32 is fixed.
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34 Feel free to report even the smallest problem, also typos in the documentation.
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36 You can find known issues in the todo file: ":help todo".
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37 Or open [the todo file] on GitHub to see the latest version.
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39 [the todo file]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/doc/todo.txt
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42 # Syntax, indent and other runtime files
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44 The latest version of these files can be obtained from the repository.
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45 They are usually not updated with numbered patches.
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47 If you find a problem with one of these files or have a suggestion for
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48 improvement, please first try to contact the maintainer directly.
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49 Look in the header of the file for the name and email address.
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51 The maintainer will take care of issues and send updates to Bram for
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52 distribution with Vim.
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54 If the maintainer does not respond, contact the vim-dev maillist.
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57 # Translations
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59 Translating messages and runtime files is very much appreciated! These things
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60 can be translated:
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61 * Messages in Vim, see [src/po/README.txt][1]
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62 Also used for the desktop icons.
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63 * Menus, see [runtime/lang/README.txt][2]
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64 * Vim tutor, see [runtime/tutor/README.txt][3]
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65 * Manual pages, see [runtime/doc/\*.1][4] for examples
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66 * Installer, see [nsis/lang/\*.nsi][5] for examples
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68 The help files can be translated and made available separately.
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69 See https://www.vim.org/translations.php for examples.
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71 [1]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/po/README.txt
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