Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 19:43:38 -0300 From: Alejandro Pulver <alejandro@varnet.biz> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Using META and DEL keys in console Message-ID: <20050301194338.3a49611d@ale.varnet.bsd>
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Hello, I have a PS/2 PC-101 keyboard. I would like to use my META (ALT in my keyboard) key instead of ESC in console mode. META works fine in an xterm. I also would like to use DEL and others. I read something in the manual pages of terminfo(5), gettytab(5), etc. I tried the following options: :km:smm:dc: But I am having these thoubles: 1) My ALT key did not work and the DEL key acts as BACKSPACE (C-h), but I would like to use it as C-d. 2) Some strange thing happens with Emacs in console mode: when I press DEL, it is interpreted (literally) as C-h, and C-h is used as BACKSPACE. And C-d acts as DEL. 3) Also DEL does not do anything in xterm. Is there a more descriptive documentation of the terminal capabilities listed in terminfo(5)? Is there a standard configuration for PS/2 PC-101 keyboards? Does xterm use a different configuration from console terminals? Thanks and Best Regards, Ale
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