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Fix backspace echo for terminals that send chr(127)

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The input detection handled both chr(8) and chr(127) but the echo
logic only checked chr(8). Most modern terminals send chr(127) for
backspace, so the cursor never moved back visually.
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Jared Miller 2026-02-09 23:11:43 -05:00
parent 1b08c36b85
commit ec4e53b2d4
Signed by: shmup
GPG key ID: 22B5C6D66A38B06C
1 changed files with 1 additions and 1 deletions
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src/mudlib/zmachine/trivialzui.py
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@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ def _read_line(original_text=None, terminating_characters=None):
if char == "\r": if char == "\r":
char_to_print = "\n" char_to_print = "\n"
elif char == _BACKSPACE_CHAR: elif char in (_BACKSPACE_CHAR, _DELETE_CHAR):
char_to_print = f"{_BACKSPACE_CHAR} {_BACKSPACE_CHAR}" char_to_print = f"{_BACKSPACE_CHAR} {_BACKSPACE_CHAR}"
else: else:
char_to_print = char char_to_print = char