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I find character delay to be an ongoing frustration while using ssh with remote servers all day long. When I've mis-typed and need to backspace, I'm usually a c

I find character delay to be an ongoing frustration while using ssh with remote servers all day long. When I've mis-typed and need to backspace, I'm usually a couple of keystrokes ahead by the time I see it. I have to pause, wait, count, and carefully press backspace a precise number of times, and frequently get it wrong. For nearby connections, it's no big deal, but cross-continent or overseas it's a right pain.

Florin_Andrei 15y ago
> a right pain British English?
- sambeau 15y ago
  Read "a right pain" as "genuinely frustrating" or "really annoying".
- nollidge 15y ago
  Not sure why you got downvoted. Yes, that's definitely a more British construction.
  - TazeTSchnitzel 15y ago
    I think he was downvoted for needlessly pointing out somebody's preferred flavour of English. Whilst it might not be your favourite, there's no need to make a bloody show of it ;)
    - Florin_Andrei 15y ago
      I was merely curious. English is not my first language, I learned it at a pretty ripe age, so sometimes I miss some subtle nuances. I'm actually reading the Harry Potter books (yeah, I know, but my kids are reading them too, and I figured I need to become an "insider" to that universe before they start making references that just go whoosh! over my head) and I remember seeing the expression "a right pain" somewhere in there. Finally, I tend to be fascinated by odd and obscure language issues and details. I guess that's just the way I am. Anyway, I'll be more careful to explain why I'm asking, in the future.
    - nollidge 15y ago
      No, he was downvoted because people leapt to the conclusion that he was needlessly pointing out somebody's preferred flavor of English, when in fact he was a non-native English speaker (as a great many of HN participants are) who was curious about the origins of a particular turn of phrase.
technomancy 15y ago
Won't work for ncurses programs, but rlwrap ssh should help in most cases.
- heretohelp 15y ago
  Works fine for ncurses programs, thanks. Has alleviated my laggy typing issues almost completely.

Florin_Andrei 15y ago

> a right pain British English?

sambeau 15y ago
Read "a right pain" as "genuinely frustrating" or "really annoying".
nollidge 15y ago
Not sure why you got downvoted. Yes, that's definitely a more British construction.
- TazeTSchnitzel 15y ago
  I think he was downvoted for needlessly pointing out somebody's preferred flavour of English. Whilst it might not be your favourite, there's no need to make a bloody show of it ;)
  - Florin_Andrei 15y ago
    I was merely curious. English is not my first language, I learned it at a pretty ripe age, so sometimes I miss some subtle nuances. I'm actually reading the Harry Potter books (yeah, I know, but my kids are reading them too, and I figured I need to become an "insider" to that universe before they start making references that just go whoosh! over my head) and I remember seeing the expression "a right pain" somewhere in there. Finally, I tend to be fascinated by odd and obscure language issues and details. I guess that's just the way I am. Anyway, I'll be more careful to explain why I'm asking, in the future.
  - nollidge 15y ago
    No, he was downvoted because people leapt to the conclusion that he was needlessly pointing out somebody's preferred flavor of English, when in fact he was a non-native English speaker (as a great many of HN participants are) who was curious about the origins of a particular turn of phrase.

technomancy 15y ago

Won't work for ncurses programs, but rlwrap ssh should help in most cases.

heretohelp 15y ago
Works fine for ncurses programs, thanks. Has alleviated my laggy typing issues almost completely.