On Mon, Feb 08, 2016 at 04:47:49PM -0600, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> Ken Moffat wrote:
> 
> >Thanks.  /usr/share/X11/xkb/keycodes/evdev shows the symbol names
> >are BKSP and DELE with values of 22 and 119.
> >
> >xmodmap -pke shows (for these)
> >keycode  22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace NoSymbol \
> >NoSymbol Terminate_Server NoSymbol NoSymbol Terminate_Server
> 
> For me it is keycode  22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace, nothing
> beyond that.

I suspect the extras (in essentially-unreachable positions) are from
the gb version, or else I must have copied something stupid when I
extended it.
> 
> >keycode 119 = Delete NoSymbol Delete
> 
> Same here.  Using konsole.  I have it set up for a keyboard set to 'Linux'.
> Editing that shows a backspace as \xf7 and delete is \E[3~
> 

I have not tried konsole-5 yet, but I've copied my settings over
from /home on the other test box so it is hopefully already
adjusted.

> Using xev, my output is slightly different:
> 
> Baskspace
> KeyPress event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x3c00001,
>     root 0xb5, subw 0x0, time 2390690966, (-512,-4), root:(2279,494),
>     state 0x10, keycode 22 (keysym 0xff08, BackSpace), same_screen YES,
>     XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (08) "
>     XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (08) "
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
> 
> Delete
> KeyPress event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x3c00001,
>     root 0xb5, subw 0x0, time 2390697894, (-512,-4), root:(2279,494),
>     state 0x10, keycode 119 (keysym 0xffff, Delete), same_screen YES,
>     XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (7f) ""
>     XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (7f) ""
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
> 
> I think the only thing different is serial and that because I use a US PC105
> keyboard.
> 
> Checked in xterm and BS deletes the character to the left of the cursor in
> vim instert mode.  Delete remove the character under the cursor.  The bash
> command line works the same.

Same for me, when fixed.

> 
> I do have this in /etc/inputrc:
> 
> # for linux console
> "\e[1~": beginning-of-line
> "\e[4~": end-of-line
> "\e[5~": beginning-of-history
> "\e[6~": end-of-history
> "\e[3~": delete-char
> "\e[2~": quoted-insert
> 
>   -- Bruce
> 

That all looks fairly common - but perhaps it makes the difference.
I'll have to remember to look at Mint and Fedora to see if they do
that.

ĸen
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