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Subject: Re: Backspace key From: John Aldrich <john@chattanooga.net> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:13:46 -0400 On Sun, 27 Aug 2000, David A. De Graaf wrote: > I've installed yet another RedHat 6.2 system and have again run afoul > of the Great BackSpace Key Fiasco. > > This fresh-out-of-the-box system has this aggravating behaviour: > I type a long command, but make an error. I backspace to correct it, > but instead of removing the mis-typed character, the entire line is deleted > and I have to type it all again. I am a sloppy (but fast) typist and > this renders the system all but unusable. > > Can we not all agree that the BackSpace key has God's intended > purpose of removing the last typed character, allowing it to be > retyped? > > Can anyone give me a single rational reason why I should like the > present RedHat behaviour? > > Red Hat! Are you listening? Please fix this BEFORE you issue another > release! Fix it on the command line. Fix it in X. Fix in in > applications. Fix it EVERYWHERE. > > Yes, I know how to fix it myself. But why should I have to??? I'm using 6.2 and here it only deletes the last character. Perhaps your keyboard repeat rate is set too high? John === Subject: Re: Backspace key From: "Alan Mead" <amead8695@home.com> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:31:54 -0700 David, I only have trouble with BS within a few programs (actually, I think it's a readline problem) and even then it does not "delete the entire line". I do not know what is wrong with your install but what you describe is not the usual behavior. -Alan === Subject: Re: Backspace key From: Vidiot <brown@mrvideo.vidiot.com> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 23:14:40 -0500 (CDT) John responded: >On Sun, 27 Aug 2000, David A. De Graaf wrote: >> I've installed yet another RedHat 6.2 system and have again run afoul >> of the Great BackSpace Key Fiasco. >> >I'm using 6.2 and here it only deletes the last character. >Perhaps your keyboard repeat rate is set too high? Inside of VI it does not work correctly. On the command line I don't have a problem because I use zsh. === Subject: Re: Backspace key From: Steve Borho <steve@borho.org> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 23:19:55 -0500 On Sun, Aug 27, 2000 at 11:14:40PM -0500, Vidiot wrote: > John responded: > > >On Sun, 27 Aug 2000, David A. De Graaf wrote: > >> I've installed yet another RedHat 6.2 system and have again run afoul > >> of the Great BackSpace Key Fiasco. > >> > >I'm using 6.2 and here it only deletes the last character. > >Perhaps your keyboard repeat rate is set too high? > > Inside of VI it does not work correctly. On the command line I don't > have a problem because I use zsh. I've run into the same mess. It's only broken on xterm and vi. Try this: pc% stty erase