Re: No Backspace in X

1998-08-11 Thread Peter Allgeyer
[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/Xresour

Re: No Backspace in X

1998-08-10 Thread Nuno Oliveira
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

Re: No Backspace in X

1998-08-10 Thread sen_ml
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: > > > > >

Re: No Backspace in X

1998-08-09 Thread stick
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, consi

Re: No Backspace in X

1998-08-09 Thread jdassen
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. Suggest

Re: No Backspace in X

1998-08-09 Thread Hamish Moffatt
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 de

Re: No Backspace in X

1998-08-09 Thread jdassen
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

Re: No Backspace in X

1998-08-09 Thread Brian May
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/Xmodm

Re: No Backspace in X

1998-08-08 Thread Bob Nielsen
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 curs

Re: No Backspace in X

1998-08-08 Thread A. M. Varon
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 = BackS

No Backspace in X

1998-08-08 Thread Matthew Myers
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 pro