--- mc/src/tty/key.c.orig	2009-10-03 14:38:59 +0600

+++ mc/src/tty/key.c	2009-10-03 14:48:23 +0600

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int alternate_plus_minus = 0;

 int mou_auto_repeat = 100;

 int double_click_speed = 250;

-int old_esc_mode = 0;

+int old_esc_mode = 1;

 int use_8th_bit_as_meta = 0;

 /* This table is a mapping between names and the constants we use 

@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static key_define_t qansi_key_defines[] 

 };

 /* timeout for old_esc_mode in usec */

-static int keyboard_key_timeout = 1000000;      /* settable via env */

+static int keyboard_key_timeout = 25000;      /* settable via env */

 /* This holds all the key definitions */

 static key_def *keys = NULL;