From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 1 06:28:28 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF83216A400 for ; Thu, 1 Mar 2007 06:28:28 +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 299BB13C442 for ; Thu, 1 Mar 2007 06:28:28 +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 l216SQlU043296; Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:28:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id l216SQ4W043295; Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:28:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:28:26 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: youshi10@u.washington.edu Message-ID: <20070301062825.GA77482@thought.org> References: <20070228235341.GA88385@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing twenty years of service to the Unix community Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backspace key "<-" not mapping to ^H 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: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:28:28 -0000 On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 04:06:11PM -0800, youshi10@u.washington.edu wrote: > On Wed, 28 Feb 2007, Gary Kline wrote: > > >On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 03:39:41PM -0800, youshi10@u.washington.edu wrote: > >>On Wed, 28 Feb 2007, Thomas Dickey wrote: > >> > > > > [[ yelps of various sorts about "STUFF" ]] > > > >> > >>You can set the default terminal in gnome to be xterm instead of Gnome > >>Terminal. Gnome then wraps xterm in a program they call "Terminal" which > >>you can setup to your liking using the preferences accessible from the > >>menu. > >> > >>That's what I meant. Just relaying my experience because I had a similar > >>problem recently with Suse. > >> > >>-Garrett > >> > > > > > > Too bad there isn't some sort of web database for these sorts of > > miscellany with tags like (vi backspace-failure term) that would > > aide the search and solution for these type questions. This may > > be one of Google's aims, but there are miles to go.... > > > > gary > > Someone (Chuck Swiger I believe?) posted a modded .Xresources file as a > solution to my terminal issue a few weeks back; it modified the behavior > of Xterm to meet his needs, but it wasn't quite what I wanted/needed > though. I found the gnome terminal solution, but maybe the solution he > provided me would be helpful for you? Maybe. Or *hopefully*! I've got a few lines in my ~/.Xresources file but haven't touch it in years. Another thing along this line involves using FBSD from the boot-up screem--the console. It's slightly difficult for me to reach ESC so I have both the DEL key and the Left Alt key mapped to be ESC. But only running X. When I'm rebooting or down to single-user and I hit L-Alt from vi, Zip. What's the magic .key*FOO* file that remaps from the console? Not to whine Too much, but god, it's been a long century! gary > > -Garrett > > _______________________________________________ > 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