Re: Backspace and delete

[Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Juan Cespedes:
>         I think we should add something to that.  The whole proposal
> refers only to the Linux console and X; but it says nothing about some
> other terminals commonly used in Debian; at least, I also use
> `screen', `emacs' (in *shell* mode), and `ytalk' (esc-s gives you a
> shell).
> 
>         Well, there may be others, but the question is:  should I, as
> the current maintainer of `screen', change its behaviour respecting
> `<--'?  It currently generates `^H', but it's very easy to change
> that.  Ian's current proposal isn't very clear on that. (BTW:  I
> think I should change it).

My proposal:
>  * stty erase ^? .

Does that not answer your question, at least implicitly ?

Ian.