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

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: Debian 1.3.1

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 11:48:28AM

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/Xmodmap and put

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 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 delete under

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.

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, consistent handling of

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 =

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