Re: GVIM: alt/meta keys: inconsistent results for getchar(0)

> > When I run this code in Windows GVIM and press, e.g., <m-down> in a row:
> >
> > sleep 1|for i in range(10) | echo string(getchar(0)) | sleep 50m | endfor
> >
> > I get a mix of '<80><fc>^H<80>ku' and '<80><fc>^H'.
>
> Additional question: When I press <m-down> only once, I get one '<80><fc>^H<80>ku' and 9 '<80><fc>^H' although no key is pressed at that time.
>
> This can also be done with:
>
> echo getchar()|for i in range(10) | echo string(getchar(0)) | sleep 50m | endfor
>
> Is that expected? In this situation, I'd naivly expect the first getchar() to return '<80><fc>^H<80>ku', and the subsequent getchar(0) to return 0.

I don't see how you can get a modifier sequence without anything
following. Would require some debugging.

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