more curses key handling

Some bits made when attempting and failing to figure out the curses
problem (which turned out to be an early return skipping reset of
input timeout and fixed by paxed).

win/curses/cursmisc.c

@@ -23,15 +23,11 @@
 static int curs_x = -1;
 static int curs_y = -1;
 
-static boolean modifiers_available =
-#if defined(PDCURSES) && defined(PDC_KEY_MODIFIER_ALT)
-    TRUE;
-#else
-    FALSE;
-#endif
-
 #if defined(PDCURSES) && defined(PDC_KEY_MODIFIER_ALT)
 static unsigned long last_getch_modifiers = 0L;
+static boolean modifiers_available = TRUE;
+#else
+static boolean modifiers_available = FALSE;
 #endif
 
 static int modified(int ch);
@@ -863,13 +859,19 @@ curses_convert_keys(int key)
     if (modifiers_available)
         update_modifiers();
 
-    if (ret == '\033') {
-        ret = parse_escape_sequence();
-    }
-
     /* Handle arrow and keypad keys, but only when getting a command
        (or a command-like keystroke for getpos() or getdir()). */
     switch (key) {
+    case '\033': /* ESC or ^[ */
+        /* changes ESC c to M-c or number pad key to corresponding digit
+           (but we only get here via key==ESC if curses' getch() didn't
+           change the latter to KEY_xyz) */
+        ret = parse_escape_sequence();
+        if (ret != '\033') {
+            reject = FALSE;
+            as_is = TRUE; /* don't perform phonepad inversion */
+        }
+        break;
     case KEY_BACKSPACE:
         /* we can't distinguish between a separate backspace key and
            explicit Ctrl+H intended to rush to the left; without this,
@@ -969,7 +971,7 @@ curses_convert_keys(int key)
         /* an arrow or function key has been pressed during text entry */
         beep();   /* not curses_nhbell() because it might end up getting
                    * changed to deliver a sound effect */
-        ret = 0;  /* this ends up behaving like <escape> */
+        ret = '\033'; /* ESC */
     }
 
     return ret;
@@ -1130,3 +1132,5 @@ modified(int ch)
 #endif
     return ret_ch;
 }
+
+/*cursmisc.c*/