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* backspace key mapping problem @ 2010-01-07 22:38 Chuck 2010-01-07 22:50 ` Chuck 2010-01-07 23:09 ` Andy Koppe 0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Chuck @ 2010-01-07 22:38 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin-xfree Seems like the character mapped to the backspace key changed from ^H to ^? with the upgrade to 1.7. Is there a way to get the old mapping back? It's creating problems for me, especially when I ssh to remove systems where I can't arbitrarily change the "stty erase" setting. TIA. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: backspace key mapping problem 2010-01-07 22:38 backspace key mapping problem Chuck @ 2010-01-07 22:50 ` Chuck 2010-01-07 23:09 ` Andy Koppe 1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Chuck @ 2010-01-07 22:50 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin-xfree Chuck wrote: > Seems like the character mapped to the backspace key changed from ^H to > ^? with the upgrade to 1.7. Is there a way to get the old mapping back? > It's creating problems for me, especially when I ssh to remove systems > where I can't arbitrarily change the "stty erase" setting. TIA. > should say "remote" not "remove" -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: backspace key mapping problem 2010-01-07 22:38 backspace key mapping problem Chuck 2010-01-07 22:50 ` Chuck @ 2010-01-07 23:09 ` Andy Koppe 2010-01-08 13:59 ` Chuck 1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Andy Koppe @ 2010-01-07 23:09 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin-xfree 2010/1/7 Chuck: > Seems like the character mapped to the backspace key changed from ^H to > ^? with the upgrade to 1.7. Is there a way to get the old mapping back? What terminal do you use? (The cygwin-xfree list is meant for X issues.) Andy -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: backspace key mapping problem 2010-01-07 23:09 ` Andy Koppe @ 2010-01-08 13:59 ` Chuck 2010-01-08 20:21 ` Andy Koppe 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Chuck @ 2010-01-08 13:59 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin-xfree Andy Koppe wrote: > 2010/1/7 Chuck: >> Seems like the character mapped to the backspace key changed from ^H to >> ^? with the upgrade to 1.7. Is there a way to get the old mapping back? > > What terminal do you use? (The cygwin-xfree list is meant for X issues.) > The cygwin xterm program -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: backspace key mapping problem 2010-01-08 13:59 ` Chuck @ 2010-01-08 20:21 ` Andy Koppe 0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Andy Koppe @ 2010-01-08 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin-xfree 2010/1/8 Chuck: >>> Seems like the character mapped to the backspace key changed from ^H to >>> ^? with the upgrade to 1.7. Is there a way to get the old mapping back? >> >> What terminal do you use? (The cygwin-xfree list is meant for X issues.) > > The cygwin xterm program You can change the backspace key mapping on the fly using the 'Backarrow Key' under 'Main Options' in xterm's menu. One way to change it permanently is to stick this into a file called .Xdefaults in your home directory: *ttyModes: erase ^H Andy -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
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