On Wed, Sep 09, 1998 at 08:46:56AM +0100, Helge Hafting wrote:
> I use the "home" and "end" keys now and then when editing.
> This is supported by several editors, and by command
> line editing in bash. But there is an oddity when using
> xterm: "home" and "end" is swapped when editing command
> lines. I.e. "home" goes to the end of the line and
> "end" sends the cursor to the beginning of the line.
[...]
> Does anybody know how to fix "home" and "end" for xterms only?
You don't happen to be using xbase 3.3.2.2-1 somehow, do you? That version
did exactly what you describe. However, it has since been fixed (in
3.3.2.2-2, released on 15 July).
It's also possible you used xbase 3.3.2.2-1 at some point, modified
/etc/X11/Xresources, and then said no to letting dpkg replace that file in
later upgrades.
You should have the following in your /etc/X11/Xresources file:
*VT100.Translations: #override <Key>BackSpace: string("\177")\n\
<Key>Delete: string("\033[3~")\n\
<Key>Home: string("\033OH")\n\
<Key>End: string("\033OF")
If you don't, you may want to edit it to look like the above.
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