On Thu, 25 May 2017 at 07:30:29 +0000 Miroslav Rovis <miro.ro...@croatiafidelis.hr> wrote:
> On 170525-06:51+0200, Alessandro Selli wrote: > > On Wed, 24 May 2017 at 16:27:36 +0000 Miroslav Rovis > > <miro.ro...@croatiafidelis.hr> wrote: > > > ... > > > > > > mr@gd0v:~$ I am only trying to demonstate the issue. > ERRATA: demonstrate > > > > > > That's ' I' in first editable space of the command line. I move to > > > beginning with Ctrl-A. > > > > > > And I press Alt-D. Here's what I get: > > > > > > mr@gd0v:~$ รค I am only trying to demonstate the issue. > ERRATA: demonstrate > > > > > > But I did press Alt-D... So that one doesn't work. > ... > > This is a problem with Xresources if it happens undr Xorg, and/or with > > input library keybindings, that is with the .inputrc file. > > > > Under X I can replicate your problem when I comment this line in > > ~/.Xresources: > > > > *metaSendsEscape: true > > > > Try uncommenting or adding this line, then run: > > > > xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources > > > > open a new terminal and see if the problem went away. > > #======================================================================# > # And it did go away! Both Alt-D and Alt-Backspace now work! # > #======================================================================# /me pops open a bottle of Spumante and toast! > And just think of it: I was willing (almost ready) to reinstall my Devuan > because of this trivial glitch, kind of... Phew! It's trivial *after* you learned what the issue was, but it can drive you crazy for weeks before that! Especially when the issue concerns some of those arcane, scantly documented old-time Unix config files and settings very few people think of when something misbehaves under X. I am not sure this setting, that is, everything you put in your ~/.Xresources file, is read automatically at every X session, though I believe it probably is: it depends by your Desktop Manager. In my Devuan system I find it configures in /etc/X11/Xsession, where I can find: #!/bin/sh # # /etc/X11/Xsession # # global Xsession file -- used by display managers and xinit (startx) [...] USRRESOURCES=$HOME/.Xresources and then in /etc/X11/Xsession.d/30x11-common_xresources: # $Id: 30x11-common_xresources 305 2005-07-03 18:51:43Z dnusinow $ # This file is sourced by Xsession(5), not executed. [...] if has_option allow-user-resources && [ -f "$USRRESOURCES" ]; then if type xrdb >/dev/null 2>&1; then xrdb -merge $USRRESOURCES else [...] > But that's what the developers are here for us users/hopeful testers... Surely! By the way, people: as I was perusing among the files in /etc/X11 documenting this email of mine, I updated this file: --- /etc/X11/wdm/Xresources 2017-05-26 14:12:25.104413649 +0200 +++ /etc/X11/wdm/Xresources.orig 2017-05-26 14:22:20.487768651 +0200 @@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ Ctrl<Key>Return: set-session-argument(failsafe) finish-field()\n\ <Key>Return: set-session-argument() finish-field() xlogin*borderWidth: 3 -!xlogin*greeting: Debian GNU/Linux (CLIENTHOST) -xlogin*greeting: Devuan GNU/Linux (CLIENTHOST) +xlogin*greeting: Debian GNU/Linux (CLIENTHOST) xlogin*namePrompt: login: xlogin*fail: Login incorrect #ifdef COLOR And then I figured out where WDM get's its Debian login screen logo: [root@devuan02 ~]# grep -B1 -A2 Debian /etc/X11/wdm/wdm-config.orig ! DisplayManager*wdmLogo: /usr/share/pixmaps/gnuLogo.xpm DisplayManager*wdmLogo: /usr/share/pixmaps/wdmDebianSwirl.xpm ! DisplayManager*wdmReboot: /sbin/reboot ! DisplayManager*wdmHalt: /sbin/halt [root@devuan02 ~]# But I cound not find a Devuan logo in /usr/share/pixmaps/ ! :-( I then run: convert /usr/share/reportbug/devuan-emblem.svg -resize 200x130 /usr/share/pixmaps/wdmdevuan-emblem.xpm and updated /etc/X11/wdm/wdm-config like this: --- /etc/X11/wdm/wdm-config 2017-05-26 14:31:33.751122119 +0200 +++ /etc/X11/wdm/wdm-config.orig 2017-05-26 14:21:29.457766794 +0200 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DisplayManager*wdmLogin: /usr/bin/wdmLogin DisplayManager*wdmBg: solid:Gray85 ! DisplayManager*wdmLogo: /usr/share/pixmaps/gnuLogo.xpm -DisplayManager*wdmLogo: /usr/share/pixmaps/wdmdevuan-emblem.xpm +DisplayManager*wdmLogo: /usr/share/pixmaps/wdmDebianSwirl.xpm ! DisplayManager*wdmReboot: /sbin/reboot ! DisplayManager*wdmHalt: /sbin/halt DisplayManager*wdmReboot: /usr/bin/sudo /sbin/shutdown -r now Of course, I'd loove to see this as the default WDM settings in Devuan! :-) > But > we wouldn't even have Devuan if it weren't for bright people like you devs! I agree, my kudos to Devuans' devs and admins! E un bicchiere di rosso a te, caro vicino di casa! :-) -- Alessandro Selli http://alessandro.route-add.net VOIP SIP: dhatarat...@ekiga.net Chiavi PGP/GPG keys: B7FD89FD, 4A904FD9 _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng