> > Does anybody know what I should do to get my beloved backspace back again > > (yes, I want backspace to delete the char left to the curser, as it does > > in the VC's). > > Make sure the following is present in your /etc/X11/Xresources:
Thanks. But unfortunately, it _is_ already present! > *Text.translations: #override ~Shift ~Meta <Key>Delete: > delete-next-character() > XTerm*termName: xterm-debian > *VT100*backarrowKey: false > *VT100.Translations: #override <Key>BackSpace: string("\177")\n\ > <Key>Delete: string("\033[3~")\n\ > <Key>Home: string("\033OH")\n\ > <Key>End: string("\033OF") > > I don't like introducing xterm-debian terminfo entry myself and just renamed > it to xterm. And my $TERM variable already is set to xterm-debian.