FreeBSD 9.0 annoyance

[dave]

One thing that I don't really like is the way that the keys behave differently in dialog boxes.

For instance, when I build a port, and I am presented with a list of options, I used to press [TAB] (to move to the OK/Cancel are) and [ENTER] (to choose OK) to complete my selections.

Now, this has been changed, and [TAB] takes me to <Cancel>, and [ENTER] confirms the cancellation. Then, I have to start the build again. What would be the reasoning behind a change like this?

I know that this is not likely to change back, so it is what it is, but I am sure that for the time when I am transitioning between 8.2 and 9.0, it is going to make me crazy.

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[ericturgeon]

Use the mouse!

[phoenix]

This is not a change going from 8.x to 9.x. This is a change in the ports tree itself, using a newer, better, actually maintained version of libdialog. Update your ports tree on 8.x and you'll get the new behaviour.

And it's now consistent with all consumers of libdialog (bsdinstall, tzsetup, other TUIs, ports OPTIONS, etc).

[Bunyan]

Use the mouse!
I'd rather get rid of that annoying mouse cursor, but I can't.
Rebuilt kernel with SC_NO_MOUSE_CHAR=C and SC_NO_CUTPASTE
and got kernel messages during boot more annoying than the mouse cursor.
Could anyone offer a solution to settle this matter?

[kb6rxe]

I was surprised too.
I keep my ports tree up to date.
What do I have to do to update libdialog?
Can I copy the version on FreeBSD 9.0 to a FreeBSD 8.1 system?