On my powerbook 59 is mapped to BackSpace and 125 is mapped to Delete. I saw this using xmodmap and verified it using xev the results of pressing Backspace and Delete respectively are as follows:

KeyPress event, serial 22, synthetic NO, window 0x800001,
root 0x55, subw 0x0, time 3054827863, (475,321), root:(483,373),
state 0x0, keycode 59 (keysym 0xff08, BackSpace), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: "

KeyRelease event, serial 22, synthetic NO, window 0x800001,
root 0x55, subw 0x0, time 3054827952, (475,321), root:(483,373),
state 0x0, keycode 59 (keysym 0xff08, BackSpace), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: "

KeyPress event, serial 22, synthetic NO, window 0x800001,
root 0x55, subw 0x0, time 3054846297, (474,321), root:(482,373),
state 0x0, keycode 125 (keysym 0xffff, Delete), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: ""

KeyRelease event, serial 22, synthetic NO, window 0x800001,
root 0x55, subw 0x0, time 3054846397, (474,321), root:(482,373),
state 0x0, keycode 125 (keysym 0xffff, Delete), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: ""

Even in simple things like the default xterm, backspace works but delete does not and I get a tilde character instead. It looks like the backspace correctly generates the Backspace keysym as does the delete key (using the fn key) which generates the Delete keysym? Any ideas?

-adamw

On Sunday, January 12, 2003, at 10:24 PM, Kow K wrote:

Try the method explained on the link below. It's a very general, system-wide solution.

Kow

Begin forwarded message:

From: Andreas Yankopolus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun Jan 12, 2003 3:32:25 PM US/Pacific
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Delete in emacs, Option as Meta in Emacs

There's no need to swap backspace and delete or remap keys in emacs. Here's a link to the best info I've found on getting your keyboard working as expected:

http://www.squish.net/docs/delbs.html

-Andreas
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