Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 13:06:43 -0300 From: Alejandro Pulver <alejandro@varnet.biz> To: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Using META and DEL keys in console Message-ID: <20050302130643.732628a6@ale.varnet.bsd> In-Reply-To: <42251018.3070102@mac.com> References: <20050301194338.3a49611d@ale.varnet.bsd> <20050302002549.GX73162@wantadilla.lemis.com> <4225093F.8010707@mac.com> <20050302004013.GY73162@wantadilla.lemis.com> <42251018.3070102@mac.com>
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On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 20:00:08 -0500 Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> wrote: > Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > [ ... ] > > Interestingly, I've just discovered that the DELETE key on my cursor > > keypad is bound to c-d. So maybe that's what he was expecting. > > I think so, yes. > > If you map the Backspace key to DEL and the Delete key to C-d on a > standard PC 101/104/whatever-key keyboard, you'll end up with > something that does not break Emacs' usage of C-h for help and retains > compatibility with the behavior that many people expect the Backspace > and Delete keys to have. > > -- > -Chuck > Thank you for your replies. That is exactly what I want. Where and how can I specify that mapping for console and xterm? Best Regards, Ale
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