Re: rxvt

[Syrus Nemat-Nasser <syrus@ucsd.edu>]

On Thu, 1 May 1997, A.D.Y. Cheng wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I have a strange problem. When I am using xterm, my "backspace" key acts
> like Ctrl-H which is fine. However, if I use rxvt, my "backspace" key
> gives me rubbish. I do not understand. I thought if one key works in
> xterm, it should has the same behaviour in rxvt.
> Can someone tell me how to change the behaviour of "backspace" key in rxvt
> to normal?
> By the way, I am using Acer Win-95 keyboard.

I've read that the key mappings are fixed for rxvt at compile time.  You 
may want to look at the Mini Keysetup HOWTO (spelling may vary).  This 
doc will tell you about the rxvt v.s. xterm issue.  I've had luck with 
rxvt by using the .inputrc file suggested in the HOWTO.  I use bash.

Luck.

Syrus.

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