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I'm trying to implement some simple text editing functionality in a TUI I'm working on. I'm using the Python wrapper for curses.

Currently what I'm trying to do is associate certain key-binds to a particular function or operation, but unsure of how to do it and the documentation isn't clear. According to the documentation there are some default keybinds, but what if I wanted to add my own "event" associated with a particular keybind?

r4bb1t
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The place to start is by looking at the source code of curses.textpad to see how it is implemented. It's hardcoded, e.g.,

    elif ch == curses.ascii.ENQ:                           # ^e
        if self.stripspaces:
            self.win.move(y, self._end_of_line(y))
        else:
            self.win.move(y, self.maxx)

It could be rewritten to allow for custom bindings, but keep in mind that at the moment (mid-February 2021), the most recent commit was more than 4 years ago (December 2016).

Thomas Dickey
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  • So does this mean I'd have to modify source code of curses.textpad and then build it for myself? – r4bb1t Feb 13 '21 at 18:14
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    yes - just that (if the changes were generally useful, you might open an issue with the maintainer and improve the upstream source). – Thomas Dickey Feb 13 '21 at 18:45