Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:21:29 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: backspace and delete keys behavior Message-ID: <20040731182129.GA63332@gothmog.gr> In-Reply-To: <410BDA5F.30907@freebsd.org> References: <200407301304.i6UD4F97022469@northgate.starhub.net.sg> <410A4D93.5060800@freebsd.org> <20040731060254.40362135@it.buh.tecnik93.com> <410BDA5F.30907@freebsd.org>
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On 2004-07-31 18:43, Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> wrote: >Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: >>On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:30:59 +0100 Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> wrote: >>> To implement this in a running X session type this in an xterm >>> >>> xmodmap -e "keysym Delete = 0x04" >>> >>> Actually, this is probably a better solution for the OP as it is >>> global whereas my previous suggestion is xterm specific. >> >> The only problem is that if you keep the delete key pressed to long >> it exits the terminal. At least when xmodmap.... typed under kde's >> konsole; it acts this way both in for konsole and xterm. > > Only if the cursor is in the first character position after the prompt > of course. Not sure what the solution is since Ctrl-D is delete char to > the right of the cursor and EOT, which exits the shell. There's always some sort of option to ignore EOF's in interactive mode, like IGNOREEOF=10 in GNU bash, `set ignoreeof=10' in tcsh, or `set -I' in FreeBSD's sh(1). Setting this might avoid unexpected shell termination by hitting DEL :)
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