severity 420464 normal tags 420464 patch confirmed pending thanks Quoting situert ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Package: console-data > Version: 2:1.01-7 > Severity: Important > > Hello, > > In the trq.kmap.gz and tralt.kmap.gz keymaps, the > Delete key acts like a backspace key. This occurs > because the files > /usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/trq.kmap.gz > /usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/tralt.kmap.gz > > contain the following lines (near the beginning): > > plain keycode 111 = Delete > alt keycode 111 = Meta_Delete > > To fix this problem, the mentioned lines should > be removed from the mentioned files or one should > use "Remove" instead of "Delete" for the keycode 111. > > I am using Debian GNU/Linux 4.0r0 on an i686 machine.
I confirm this. Patch attached and committed to the SVN. Before we upload a fixed version, are there any reason for which this was intentional. Having Delete act as Backspace is really unusual in Linux environments but there are maybe some historical reasons that should prevent us from fixing this. Asking to the Debian Turkish users mailing list. Please respect Reply-To.
--- console-data-1.01/keymaps/i386/qwerty/trq.kmap.old 2007-04-22 18:49:17.608439154 +0200 +++ console-data-1.01/keymaps/i386/qwerty/trq.kmap 2007-04-22 18:51:09.405325831 +0200 @@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ charset "iso-8859-9" keymaps 0-6,8-9,12 include "linux-with-alt-and-altgr" - plain keycode 111 = Delete - alt keycode 111 = Meta_Delete strings as usual keycode 1 = Escape --- console-data-1.01/keymaps/i386/qwerty/tralt.kmap.old 2007-04-22 18:49:29.216531225 +0200 +++ console-data-1.01/keymaps/i386/qwerty/tralt.kmap 2007-04-22 18:51:18.573398538 +0200 @@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ # [EMAIL PROTECTED] charset "iso-8859-9" include "linux-with-alt-and-altgr" - plain keycode 111 = Delete - alt keycode 111 = Meta_Delete strings as usual keycode 1 = Escape
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