On Apr 19 18:52, risin...@nationwide.com wrote: > 2) Once the console window is open, enter the command "stty erase ^?" > (this is the incorrect character value (0x7f) that the backspace key is > now sending in the console window - it should be sending ^H (0x08) like it > has for decades in every terminal interface I have used, except for one - > the 0x7f value is what used to be generated by the Delete key.)
Did you work in xterm or the Linux console lately? Try pressing Ctrl-V Backspace in both of them. You'll see ^?, not ^H. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple