[2386] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: BackSpace <-> Delete
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kev)
Wed Jan 13 06:08:01 1999
To: Salvatore Valente <svalente@MIT.EDU>
Cc: Kev <klmitch@MIT.EDU>, linux-dev@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 12 Jan 1999 21:56:53 EST."
<199901130256.VAA29556@pip.dimins.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 06:03:30 EST
From: Kev <klmitch@MIT.EDU>
> I think it would be worthwhile to fix this at the app-defaults level;
> discussion?
>
> I assume that the overall goal as follows: The key in the top right
> corner of the keyboard (often but not always labeled the "Backspace"
> key) should perform the "erase the previous character" function in all
> applications, especially xterm. Is that right?
correct.
> 2. xterm should interpret the BackSpace keysym as "send ^? to the
> shell". This is not currently the default; we can change it by
> adding "*BackarrowKey: false" to
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XTerm.
ah hah, here's a trick I hadn't found, yet.
> I guess I could give the xlogin package a triggerin on XFree86 that
> does something like:
>
> xtermad=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XTerm
> /bin/grep -i -q backarrowKey ${xtermad} ||
> echo '*BackarrowKey: false' >> ${xtermad}
We should try to do the same for NXTerm and Xterm-color (in RPMs
xterm-color and XFree86, respectively...and yes, I mean in that
order!). Looking over my app-defaults for a stock RedHat 5.2 box,
the only other one I see which might need fixing is KTerm, in the
kterm RPM...anyone know any others that need this fix? Other
discussion?
--
Kevin L. Mitchell <klmitch@mit.edu>
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