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  • From: sindi keesan <keesan2 AT cyberspace.org>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] X and keyboard mapping
  • Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 17:38:33 -0400 (EDT)

On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, sindi keesan wrote:

> > This is regarding my backspace/delete problem in X with 101-key keyboard.
> >
> > With the .Xdefaults file the way it is, the Backspace acts like a DEL key.
>
> I can get the same result as the (console) backspace by typing Ctrl-h.
> I tried substituting ^h for ^? in .Xdefaults but this did not help.

Ctrl-h works as a backspace (back up and delete) in xterm and in Links
2.1.9 run in text mode in xterm. It does nothing at all in flwriter or in
Links 2.1.9 run in graphical mode.

Someone suggested typing (in the xterm) stty erase ^? but that did not
help, still no backspace.




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