In my ncurses program with keypad() and meta() TRUE, I think backspace came through as key code 127, and DEL came through as the symbolic key name KEY_DC. I think this supports your argument, but I can't say I've looked at this at all deeply. Bruce -- Bruce Perens <Bruce@Pixar.com> Pixar Animation Studios Toy Story: > US$150M domestic box office receipts so far.