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[James Miller <jamtat AT mailsnare.net>]

On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 03:22:46PM +1300, 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:
> Greg Mayman wrote:
> >
> > This is my first attempt at replying to an email in sylpheed. 
> > 
> > I don't understand the editor.  The backspace acts like 
> > forward-delete. 
> 
> I'm using the Sylpheed editor right now (as I type this).
> The backspace acts exactly like a backspace should.
> Something is wrong with your setup.  We should be able
> to fix it.

Sounds like maybe he has one of those non-standard keyboards (84-key or 
however many they 
have) and that some key remapping may be required. Sindi has some experience 
with this. But 
whether Greg will have the patience to diagnose the problem and apply the fix 
remains to be 
seen. He might just want to stick with DOS (if it can do everything he needs 
to do with his 
computer) or find an older version of Windows to install, which would be a 
relatively less 
painful transition.

James