With the default setup, konsole doesn't seem to send 8 bit character (instead using 7 bit) to the terminal when typing. This causes problems in programs like Vim when using alt+p or M-Y combinations. Currently xterm, gterm, and several others now support this by default. see also: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/VimTip1129 http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?61643-Alt-key-mappings-for-vim-in-konsole Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. In konsole, type vim 2. In vim, type i<press Ctrl-V><press Meta-A> 3. If you see a ^[a (that is, escape character followed by something) something is wrong
If Konsole would only accept 7 bit input, I could not type german umlauts. So the bug must be a completely different issue. It could, for example, related to setup of X keyboard mappings.
In konsole and gnome-terminal I get: ^[å xterm : å
This bug can be safely closed. The problem seems to be an issue with X keyboard mappings on my MacBook Air laptop. I had to play with the layout and found that the US English layout has a specific variation for the Mac. Konsole seems to simply be using whatever character set is being passed in from X. Sorry for the confusion. Hopefully this helps anyone else with a Mac keyboard who is using Vim.