Re: How do I get a delete key on the iBook? (was: Re: More keymap/ binding keys problems.)
On Fri, 2002-06-28 at 19:48, Rogério Brito wrote:
> On Jun 28 2002, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > Doesn't matter. The _keycodes_ are the same everywhere.
>
> Talking about keys under X, my iBook doesn't have a delete key
> (well, the key with "delete" label is actually a backspace
> under Linux, but I'd like to get a real delete when I'm typing
> things in Emacs).
>
> I have already tried
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> dumont:/home/rbrito> xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace Delete"
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> but shift+backspace doesn't work with some applications like
> xterm or rxvt or emacs (the application just beeps, instead of
> deleting the character below the cursor).
>
> The weird thing (and what makes it harder to understand the
> situation) is that shift+bs actually _works_ in mozilla (say,
> deleting urls).
>
> Also, the program xev says that shift+bs is working as a
> delete. And I get this, after I try setting my keyboard:
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> dumont:/home/rbrito> xmodmap -pke | grep -i backspace
> keycode 22 = BackSpace Delete
> dumont:/home/rbrito>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> So, is this a bug or am I missing something?
It looks like if it's a bug, it's in the apps. Maybe they get confused
by the Shift event they see before Delete?
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