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> Hello, I have problems when I debug, buy only with a Laptop with XP Home
> Edition
>
> Here is my problem: when I debug I cann hot print @, [ ] {.... special
> characters.
>
> (see attached image)
>
> I have been looking for solutions in google... but I only found some
> similar issues about the ruby console (IRB), this is another problem but
> already solved, and nothing about debugging.
>
> Does anybody know anything about it
>
> thanks in advance
>
> sorry for my english, now, i'm going to put this in spanish forum :)
>

Hello Albert,

The issue you're facing is related to extended escape codes/sequences
shown in international keyboards.

Based in your last comment, I assume you have an spanish keyboard.

Depending on the version of Ruby you're using, you should generate a
file named ".inputrc" and store it in your profile/HOME folder.

The file should look like this:

"M-[": "["
"M-]": "]"
"M-{": "{"
"M-}": "}"
"M-\": "\"
"M-|": "|"
"M-@": "@"
"M-~": "~"

You can learn more about this here:

http://www.peterkrantz.com/2005/irb-for-nonen-keyboards/

Also, I recommend you install RubyInstaller "preview2" version (soon
will be RC1)

http://rubyinstaller.org/

That specific distribution of Ruby uses a pure-ruby version of the
readline library, which works across keyboards without the issue shown
in your case.

HTH,
--
Luis Lavena