Folks, I have a curious problem with cutting&pasting 8-bit characters between xterms, i.e. characters with the 8th bit set (such as ¾ which has code 0xBE = 190 decimal).
It arises when pasting into a window in which a remote machine is logged on, in which case the 8th bit is stripped (i.e. the above gets pasted in as ">" with code 0x3E = 62). Pasting into a window in which the local machine is logged on is OK -- the 8th bit is not stripped. In detail: On machine A: xterm windows: AA1 (machine A logged in) AA2 (machine A logged in) AB1 (machine B logged in) AB2 (machine B logged in) pasting AA1->AA2 : OK (8th bit not stripped) pasting AB1->AA2 : OK (8th bit not stripped) pasting AA1->AB1 : FU (8th bit stripped) pasting AB1->AB2 : FU (8th bit stripped) And it is exactly symmetrical by machine: going to machine B, On machine B: xterm windows: BB1 (machine B logged in) BB2 (machine B logged in) BA1 (machine A logged in) BA2 (machine A logged in) pasting BB1->BB2 : OK (8th bit not stripped) pasting BA1->BB2 : OK (8th bit not stripped) pasting BB1->BA1 : FU (8th bit stripped) pasting BA1->BA2 : FU (8th bit stripped) Can anyone (a) explain why this happens? (b) suggest a cure? With thanks, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 03-Dec-98 Time: 18:00:01 --------------------------------------------------------------------