[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alexander E. Apke) wrote on 08.12.97 in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I think there is another reason for choosing <--- == BS, for > internationalization. I believe it requires <--- == BS, though I am not > entirely sure. This may be the reason for the push for <--- == BS, even > though debian developers seem to accept <--- == DEL. I see absolutely no reason why it should make any difference at all for i18n. Where did you get that idea? Doesn't make any sense to me. > I agree, but if feel the opposite <--- == BS should be default > because most linux users come from the dos world, and the keys on a linux > terminal/xterm should act the same as in dos. Emacs users know more about > unix and therfore should know how to change stty erase This is silly. They only need to "act the same" insofar as they cause similar effects in programs; there is absolutely no reason to generate the exact same binary codes. MfG Kai -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .