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From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
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Subject: Re: some pcvt quirks
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Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 23:38:58 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <199507091348.PAA03037@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Jul 9, 95 03:48:48 pm
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> 
> As Christoph P. Kukulies wrote:
> > 
> > Fatal server error:
> > xf86OpenPcvt: VT_GETMODE failed
> > Found pcvt driver but X11 seems to be not supported.
> > Check your kernel's console driver configuration and /dev entries
> 
> Well, read just the above sentence (i did my best to be as clear as
> possible when i wrote this), and then the LINT file:
> 
> #options                XSERVER                 # include code for XFree86
> 
> I don't know why XSERVER has been removed from syscons (or has it
> never been there?  maybe), pcvt always required it for those who
> intend to run an X server.  However, it used to be in the default
> config file previously.
> 
> > The BACKSPACE key gives a 0x7f (DELETE) in vi; at least it would be nice
> > if the default behaviour was ^H when one is moving from syscons to pcvt.
> 
> No way. :-) Pcvt has never been generating a backspace, and as long as
> i'm maintaining it, will never by default.  Modify the source, or run
> kcon -m blah if you love backspaces... i don't.  (But PLEEZE, don't
> start another useless discussion about this topic, folks.)
> 
> Well, if you don't like the personal argument (though this is _only_ a
> matter of personal taste), buy this: pcvt is emulating a DEC VT series
> terminal, and early VT100's weren't even able to generate something
> else than a DEL for that key.

Take this as a counter personal arguement, DEC later relized there
mistake and corrected this.  All vt200 series and latter terminals
can be setup to generate either ^H or ^? for that key.  DEC corrected
there mistake, perhaps you should too.


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