Backspace doesn't work running on Termux in Android about efte HOT 3 CLOSED

I am starting to suspect that this is related to Termux using the ncursesw library instead of ncurses, and nefte isn't coded correctly to work with wide-char/wide-string, and breaks when using backspace. Other special keys seem to work fine, such as the arrow keys, and pressing ctrl-h performs a backspace. So I'm not entirely sure it is related to wide-char vs regular char. I'll scan through part of the nefte code where keyboard scanning is done later to see how backspace is determined.

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This patch provided by the developer of Termux resolved the issue for me: https://gist.github.com/its-pointless/15a5274eb6cc5106b691793912a8fc32

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Thanks for looking into the problem, and providing a solution! I'm not familiar with Termux, nor am I familiar how nefte works internally – all I can say is that eFTE in general isn't really written with wide chars or Unicode in mind, so it doesn't surprise me if something doesn't work. The patch you provided seems trivial and harmless, so I'll apply it as soon as possible.

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