Re: No Backspace in X
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : Hamish Moffatt said : I had this same problem, even after upgrading to 2.0. : However, I was able to get it to work. I don't remember *exactly* what : I had to change, but I *do* remember which parts of what files needed : review. Check /etc/inputrc and /etc/X11/Xresources: I think it was /etc/inputrc. Installing an new version of bash did it for me. Ciao ... ... PIT ... -- -- Peter Allgeyer | http://www.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/~allgeyer Birkenstr. 10 | _-_Phone: 0 86 23 / 91 98 25 84558 Kirchweidach | 0(o_o)0 linux inside ... ---oOO--(_)--OOo--
Re: No Backspace in X
At around Sun, 9 Aug 1998 22:19:22 +1000, Hamish Moffatt [EMAIL PROTECTED] may have mentioned: On Sun, Aug 09, 1998 at 11:48:28AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Aug 07, 1998 at 10:40:22PM -0500, Matthew Myers wrote: [backspace problem in X] Here is my setup: Debian 1.3.1 Please consider upgrading to Debian 2.0 . In 2.0, consistent handling of backspace and delete under X has been implemented. I just installed Debian 2.0 on my Toshiba notebook on Friday, and backspace doesn't work in xterm! Perhaps it is just the keyboard on the thing [I chose standard 102 key keyboard in the setup]; I have to use C-h though. Suggestions? i had this problem as well -- i looked in my XF86Config file and commented out a line having to do w/ XKB. i think this did the trick for me. -sen
Re: No Backspace in X
Try adding the following line to /etc/X11/Xmodmap keycode 22 = BackSpace and restart X. This might help if you are not using the XKEYBOARD extension. Nuno. At around Sun, 9 Aug 1998 22:19:22 +1000, Hamish Moffatt [EMAIL PROTECTED] may have mentioned: On Sun, Aug 09, 1998 at 11:48:28AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Aug 07, 1998 at 10:40:22PM -0500, Matthew Myers wrote: [backspace problem in X] Here is my setup: Debian 1.3.1 Please consider upgrading to Debian 2.0 . In 2.0, consistent handling of backspace and delete under X has been implemented. I just installed Debian 2.0 on my Toshiba notebook on Friday, and backspace doesn't work in xterm! Perhaps it is just the keyboard on the thing [I chose standard 102 key keyboard in the setup]; I have to use C-h though. Suggestions? i had this problem as well -- i looked in my XF86Config file and commented out a line having to do w/ XKB. i think this did the trick for me. -sen -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: No Backspace in X
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED] you write: On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, Matthew Myers wrote: I am having trouble with my backspace key in X. It acts as the delete key rather than the backspace, deleting characters after the cursor rather than backspacing over them. Hi, edit /etc/X11/Xmodmap and put something like this: keycode 22 = BackSpace keycode 107 = Delete You are using Debian 1.3? I have installed Debian 2.0 and it exhibits the same problem... at least for me. I have to add the above so that I can use the Backspace and the Delete key. You shouldn't have to do this, it might indicate something else is wrong with your system/setup. What output do you get from the following commands? stty -a echo $TERM dpkg -l ncurses-base
Re: No Backspace in X
On Fri, Aug 07, 1998 at 10:40:22PM -0500, Matthew Myers wrote: [backspace problem in X] Here is my setup: Debian 1.3.1 Please consider upgrading to Debian 2.0 . In 2.0, consistent handling of backspace and delete under X has been implemented. HTH, Ray -- PATRIOTISM A great British writer once said that if he had to choose between betraying his country and betraying a friend he hoped he would have the decency to betray his country. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan
Re: No Backspace in X
On Sun, Aug 09, 1998 at 11:48:28AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Aug 07, 1998 at 10:40:22PM -0500, Matthew Myers wrote: [backspace problem in X] Here is my setup: Debian 1.3.1 Please consider upgrading to Debian 2.0 . In 2.0, consistent handling of backspace and delete under X has been implemented. I just installed Debian 2.0 on my Toshiba notebook on Friday, and backspace doesn't work in xterm! Perhaps it is just the keyboard on the thing [I chose standard 102 key keyboard in the setup]; I have to use C-h though. Suggestions? thanks, Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Debian packages at ftp://ftp.rising.com.au/pub/hamish. PGP#EFA6B9D5 CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome. http://hamish.home.ml.org
Re: No Backspace in X
On Sun, Aug 09, 1998 at 10:19:22PM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: I just installed Debian 2.0 on my Toshiba notebook on Friday, and backspace doesn't work in xterm! Perhaps it is just the keyboard on the thing [I chose standard 102 key keyboard in the setup]; I have to use C-h though. Suggestions? Please check that the X keyboard extension is enabled; the backspace/delete fix is only implemented when XKB is enabled. Ray -- POPULATION EXPLOSION Unique in human experience, an event which happened yesterday but which everyone swears won't happen until tomorrow. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan
Re: No Backspace in X
Hamish Moffatt said On Sun, Aug 09, 1998 at 11:48:28AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Aug 07, 1998 at 10:40:22PM -0500, Matthew Myers wrote: [backspace problem in X] Here is my setup: Debian 1.3.1 Please consider upgrading to Debian 2.0 . In 2.0, consistent handling of backspace and delete under X has been implemented. I just installed Debian 2.0 on my Toshiba notebook on Friday, and backspace doesn't work in xterm! Perhaps it is just the keyboard on the thing [I chose standard 102 key keyboard in the setup]; I have to use C-h though. Suggestions? I had this same problem, even after upgrading to 2.0. However, I was able to get it to work. I don't remember *exactly* what I had to change, but I *do* remember which parts of what files needed review. Check /etc/inputrc and /etc/X11/Xresources: # /etc/inputrc - global inputrc for libreadline # See readline(3readline) and `info readline' for more information. # [...] # # Make the Home, End, and Delete keys work on common terminals. $if term=linux \e[1~: beginning-of-line \e[3~: delete-char \e[4~: end-of-line $endif $if term=rxvt \e[1~: beginning-of-line \e[3~: delete-char \e[4~: end-of-line $endif $if term=xterm \e[1~: beginning-of-line \e[3~: delete-char \e[4~: end-of-line $endif ! /etc/X11/Xresources ! ! global Xresources file -- used by both xdm and xinit (startx) [...] ! Make the backspace key generate ^? instead of ^H, per Debian keyboard ! policy. *VT100*backarrowKey: false ! ! Make the delete key generate ^[[3~ instead of ^?, per Debian keyboard ! policy; this also makes the Home and End keys produce the same character ! sequences as they do in the virtual console. *VT100.Translations: #override KeyDelete: string(\033[3~)\n\ KeyHome: string(\033[1~)\n\ KeyEnd: string(\033[4~) ! The function keys still need to be dealt with. thanks, Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Debian packages at ftp://ftp.rising.com.au/pub/hamish. PGP#EFA6B9D5 CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome. http://hamish.home.ml.org Stick -- Chuck Stickelman, Owner E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Practical Network DesignVoice: +1-419-529-3841 9 Chambers Road FAX:+1-419-529-3625 Mansfield, OH 44906-1301 USA
Re: No Backspace in X
On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, Matthew Myers wrote: I am having trouble with my backspace key in X. It acts as the delete key rather than the backspace, deleting characters after the cursor rather than backspacing over them. Hi, edit /etc/X11/Xmodmap and put something like this: keycode 22 = BackSpace keycode 107 = Delete You are using Debian 1.3? I have installed Debian 2.0 and it exhibits the same problem... at least for me. I have to add the above so that I can use the Backspace and the Delete key. regards, == == Andre M. Varon Lasaltech Incorporated == == Technical Head Fax-Tel: (034)435-0836 == = == ==== == E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] == WebPage : http://andre.lasaltech.com -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: No Backspace in X
I had a similar problem (only in netscape). I installed xkeycaps and defined backspace there, which fixed it. Bob On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, Matthew Myers wrote: I am having trouble with my backspace key in X. It acts as the delete key rather than the backspace, deleting characters after the cursor rather than backspacing over them. This only occurs in X apps, not in the xterm windows. For example Netscape, XPaint, etc... Anyone know how to fix this problem. Everything is set to default as far as I can see. I have noticed that every once in a great while, the backspace works properly but not often. Here is my setup: Debian 1.3.1 Kernel Version 2.0.33 XFree86 R6 FVWM2 -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
