Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 15:10:50 +0000 From: David Banning <tracker@worldy.com> To: Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: FreeBSD <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: backspace produces ^H in X Message-ID: <38F5E37A.41C67EA6@worldy.com> References: <38F5CECB.41C67EA6@worldy.com> <20000413190604.A233@parish>
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Mark Ovens wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 01:42:35PM +0000, David Banning wrote: > > I am getting a hopeless ^H when I try and backspace in X. > > > > I get get rid of it ny typing "stty erase ^H" but Tried it. Works! - Thanks Mark. > > I don't want to have to do this every session. > > > > I take it that you mean in an xterm (or similar) when you say "in X". > If so, then add this to ~/.Xdefaults: > > XTerm*ttyModes: erase ^H > > Note that ``^H'' is the 2 characters ``^'' and ``H'', not a literal > Ctrl-H. > > It will be loaded automatically next time you run X, but to activate > this change immediately in a currently running X session type > ``xrdb < ~/.Xdefaults''. > > > I have tried putting that "stty erase ^H" command in .xinitrc > > with no result and even put it in .profile > > > > I don't even know why this started happening. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- > ...and on the eighth day God created UNIX > ________________________________________________________________ > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ > mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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