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



On Wed, Aug 19, 1998 at 06:59:42PM +1000, Brian May wrote:
> 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.

They do as of xfree86 3.3.2.3-1, per Ian Jackson's recommendation.  (Old
xterms on remote hosts don't understand the *VT100.backarrowKey resource).

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