Date: 18 Apr 2001 14:06:50 -0400 From: Edward Ajhar <ajhar@physics.miami.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Does X change default erase char from ^? to ^H ? Message-ID: <okeluqrsjp.fsf@dsl-64-192-175-9.telocity.com>
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I've checked the FAQ and the mailing list archives, and I have not found an answer to this question. I changed from 3-stable to 4-stable about a month ago, and now stty shows that my erase char is ^H instead of the usual default ^? setting. (I know all about this issue as I have been using unix for 17 years. I am not changing the setting myself.) So, does anyone know where it is being changed? Does X, knowing what keyboard I am using, assume (1) that the labeled "Backspace" will produce "^H" and (2) that I would therefore want "^H" to be my erase character? If so, how can I make X stop doing that? Or, have I missed something? I double checked with /usr/include/sys/ttydefaults.h, and it indeed has 0177 as the default erase char. I am using XFree86 3.3.6. Thank you for any help anyone can offer. --Ed Ajhar To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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