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  • From: "Anthony J. Albert" <albert AT polaris.umpi.maine.edu>
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  • Subject: Re: [BL] Delete / Backspace keys in X & BL1.8
  • Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 08:10:54 -0500

On 7 Jan 2004 at 8:32, 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:
>Sindi Keesan wrote:
>>
>> Steven, since at least 3 of us have complained about
>> the backspace problem (which implies 10 times as many
>> are just putting up with it),
>
>I simply don't understand where your backspace problem is
>coming from. I'm running BL2 right now and there is no
>backspace problem.
>
>Composing this message: backspace...backspace...no problem
>Lauch the browser: backspace...backspace...no problem
>Open an xterm: backspace...backspace...no problem
>
>It is true that the xterm lacks the home/end/delete capability
>of the BL2 CLI, but backspace works fine.
>
>Cheers,
>Steven

Ah... I'd had the problem not in xterm, but in the command-line of
icewm (when turned on) and in other applications, like "rxvt".

Anthony Albert
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Systems and Software Support Specialist Postmaster
Computer Services - University of Maine, Presque Isle
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