Date: Sun, 5 Mar 1995 14:18:57 +0200 From: Heikki Suonsivu <hsu@cs.hut.fi> To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: backspace now broken Message-ID: <199503051218.OAA12086@shadows.cs.hut.fi> In-Reply-To: "Rodney W. Grimes"'s message of 4 Mar 1995 10:51:41 %2B0200
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Okay, some keyboards do just have the <-- on that key, but many also have
the word ``backspace'' or ``<-- backspace'' printed on the key. I have
never seen a PC keyboard with that key labeled ``delete''.
...
I don't give a sh*t about what OS does what with what character, I care
that FreeBSD generates the ascii code for the legend on most if not
all keyboards.
I don't think it is wise to generate what the legend says, but it should
generate the ASCII character which removes the previously typed character,
which is the expected behavior of the backspace key (the big one with <--
or backspace in it). ASCII standard says this character code is 0x7f, DEL,
RUBOUT, ^?, not ^H, which is *non-destructive* backspace. This is also
consistent with what most programs and users expect to see.
IBM messed this up in DOS, but they have never been known of their
consistent following of standards.
My vote goes to ^?.
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