Bug#2313: xterm keymapping problems suspected
>Last time I checked, on every single other Unix box around here, ^? is
>delete, ^H is backspace (AIX, Solaris, Sunos, SGI, DEC, HP). Is this
>just 'redefining Backspace for the hell of redefining backspace'
>
>That's EXACTLY my point. It's screwed up in X because it is screwed
>up on the console.
The problem with Backspace sending ^H is that it is the same as
pressing CTRL-H. Having two keys do the same things isn't usually a
problem, though it should be avoided if possible. Unfortunately,
emacs chose to map ^H to "help", so pressing Backspace brings up help
unless it is remapped. Kind of annoying, that!
I've always heard of ^? and "rubout", which seems more what the
Backspace key does.
Brian
( bcwhite@bnr.ca )
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