On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 03:56:02PM +0100, Zefram wrote: > Package: xterm > Version: 278-4 > Severity: normal > > I configure xterm with X resources that include > > XTerm.vt100.translations: #override \n\ > <Key>BackSpace: string(0x08) If you are using translations, xterm won't see anything except for the given string. None of xterm's configurability will have any effect. > so normally the backspace key in xterm sends ^H. However, from time to > time the behaviour mysteriously changes: the backspace key starts sending > ^? instead. I have not been able to determine what class of event causes > this; I see no reliable correlation with any particular activity, and have > no recipe to reproduce the problem. It seems to change for all xterms > simultaneously. That last part is where I don't see a possible relationship to xterm. (nor do I see a way to reproduce the bug) -- Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net> http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net
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