Re: Backspace key doesn't delete anymore

[Peter S Galbraith <galbraith@mixing.qc.dfo.ca>]

I wrote:

>                                          but now XFree-3.3 wouldn't
> recognise my [Windows] keys as Meta keys in X, and the Backspace key
> enters a ~ character and beeps instead of deleting.
> 
> I fixed the Meta keys with xmodmap (even reinstalling XFree and
> reconfiguring wouldn't help get back the default behaviour) but 
> I don't know how to fix the backspace key.  

The [Backspace] key somehow lost its keysym value of BackSpace
in favor of Delete, which didn't work at all.

I fixed it by adding this to my ~/.Xmodmap :

keycode 22 = BackSpace

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Peter Galbraith, research scientist             <galbraith@mixing.qc.dfo.ca>
Maurice-Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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