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Re: Bug#25689: xbase: Delete mapping in Xresources wrong if connecting from remote



Christoph Martin wrote:
>Mr Brian May writes:
> > > > 
> > > > What happens if you change the given lines to:
> > > > 
> > > > *VT100.Translations: #override <Key>Home: string("\033OH")\n\
> > > >                                <Key>End: string("\033OF")
> > >
> > >This was my fix. Than it is working. But I haven't checked this if I
> > >log in directly int the Debian server. (Will report on this later.)
> > 
> > I think I know what your problem is. I think some X-Servers (including
> > this Ultrix 4.4 server I am currently using ;-) ), generate the
> > "Delete" keycode instead "Backspace" (I think). You can verify this
> > using a program like xkeycaps.
>
>No, wrong. xev shows that the xserver generates correct Backspace and
>Delete keycodes. 

Somehow xterm is receiving Backspace as Delete, because the key
translations in /etc/X11/Xresources don't affect Backspace.

I have no idea why this should occur. Perhaps the package maintainer
might have a better solution.

Brian May <bam@snoopy.apana.org.au>


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