Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 02:57:25 -0800 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: rene@xs4all.nl Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, djed@chilli.net.au, anne@ibb.net Subject: Re: console 'spcial keys' interpretation. WAS: re: screen package interpreting backspace as ~ Message-ID: <3C36DC15.7030906@owt.com> References: <20020105112226.L15007@xs4all.nl>
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rene@xs4all.nl wrote: >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: <rene@xs4all.nl> >>To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >>Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 5:59 PM >>Subject: screen package interpreting backspace as ~ >> >> >> >>>Hi. I'm running screen version 3.09.08 (FAU) 1-Sep-00, and would like to >>>teach it to interpret the backspace key as being backspace, instead of >>>'~' >>> Try stty erase '^h' Kent > > I'm using: > $ bash --version > GNU bash, version 2.05.0(1)-release (i386--freebsd4.4) > > I've looked at several possible solutions to this; none work so far. > > 1= > == > > On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 12:16:56PM +0200, Christoph Sold wrote: > >>stty erase <Ctl>-V <Backspace> >> > > let's try: > BASH: > $ stty erase <Ctl>-V <Backspace> > bash: syntax error near unexpected token `<Backspace>' > > SCREEN: > $ stty erase <Ctl>-V <Backspace > bash: Ctl: No such file or directory > > 2= > == > > So that tip I can't get to work... :( > Searched google.com for some time, got dazed by the complexity of unix > terminals and finally found > http://www.ibb.net/~anne/keyboard/keyboard.html > > But those tips listed there do not work 100% correct for Screen. > instead, Screen now interprets <backspace> as <delete>, which might be > considered 'better', but I'm still not happy! ;-) > > I think this must be because somehow my bash config files aren't being read > in when screen is started; at least my aliases are not available.... > > somehow, it does seem to use /etc/inputrc though (could be because the parent > Bash process used it).. > <delete> (stty erase2) is now interpreted correctly, and <backspace> (stty > erase) has become <delete>. > > Anne says that > $ bind "\C-?": backward-delete-char > should fix this type of problem on the fly, but alas; screen stays stubborn. > > I could use some more tips... ;-) > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > . > > -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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