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Re: Backspace bug



On Wed, Mar 18, 1998 at 12:41:10PM -0600, Rob Browning wrote:
> > Why is it that so many weeks after our keyboard configuration policy was
> > decided on, such key packages as bash and xbase fail to implement it?
> 
> Because no-one filed these as "important" bugs.  Aren't they?  I know
> that not being able to delete chars in the postinst during a remote
> install yesterday was particularly disconcerting.

I've noticed that backspace in insert mode in vim works on a VC, but not in
an xterm.  In an xterm I have to use the delete key to backspace in insert
mode.

Bizarre.

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