From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 17 02:29:09 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA4FB16A421 for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:29:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26ED313C45A for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:29:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l8H2T8xC073118 for ; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:29:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id l8H2T8DM073117 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:29:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:29:08 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070917022908.GB72910@thought.org> References: <20070915010103.GA54302@thought.org> <20070914134128.GB33051@demeter.hydra> <46EC1D5C.3000208@u.washington.edu> <20070915202822.GA61976@thought.org> <20070915011204.GD35321@demeter.hydra> <20070916031452.GA64079@thought.org> <46ED6A70.7080108@dir.bg> <20070915203139.GA39803@demeter.hydra> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070915203139.GA39803@demeter.hydra> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21 of service to the Unix community. Subject: Re: remote [ssh] Backspace] key gives me "^?" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:29:09 -0000 On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 02:31:40PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 08:40:00PM +0300, Jordan Gordeev wrote: > > Gary Kline wrote: > > > > > I find that if I use Settings -> Keyboard and then select > > > "FreeBSD Console", I come fairly close. Then [Backspace] > > > backs up, but the characters are not erased as I space > > > backways. UsingTerminal, it defaults to this. > > Characters are not erased for me when I hit backspace in vi. In vim, > > they are. > > Yeah . . . I'm pretty sure that's normal behavior for vi/nvi. Using > backspace, then hitting to return to command mode, might cause the > backspace text to disappear. Typing after backspacing might overwrite > the backspaced text without having to leave insert mode, too. I'm going > on memory, here, and may be mistaken -- I didn't use nvi for very long > before going back to Vim. > There are Lots of thing I like about vim, but after having fouled up with the undo's and lost some critical writing or code, I went back to what I've usedsince Bill Joy pointed me at vi. vi only takes ONE hand, emacs takesat least 8 hands and a few spare thumbs!!! gary > -- > CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] > W. Somerset Maugham: "The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for > wit." > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org