Re: bad backspace

[Ed Cogburn <ecogburn@greene.xtn.net>]

keatingjp17@uwwvax.uww.edu wrote:
> 
> I just recently got X working moderately well on my computer.  I can't
> seem to get the backspace or delete key to work though.
> When i type them it only beeps and complains and doesn't let me erase anything
> Does anyone have any fixes or ideas what might be wrong?  Oh, i have a Dell
> ergonomic keyboard and in xf86config i selected standard U.S. keyboard.
> Thakns for any help you can give.
> 


	Are you talking about the keys in an xterm or in an X app?  Try using
the xkeycaps package and see what X says your keys are.  xev is another
prog that might help (xkeycaps is better).


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Ed


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