m_m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In an X session, the first time that I call Emacs from an Xterm in Blackbox, > I can't use the Backspace key for deleting the left characters. > > If I push the Backspace key one time, nothing happens, two time Emacs says: > "You have typed C-h, the help character".
This happens because C-h and Backspace have the same effect: they generate ASCII code 8. So it is not working as you might expect. Using google I found some more information about this: http://www.sunsite.ualberta.ca/Documentation/Gnu/emacs-21.1/html_node/faq_141.html This behavior can be changed using stty: $ stty erase ^? (for example) If you want to make xterm send ^? instead of ^h you can add some lines to your ~.Xdefaults, like it is described on the emacs wiki: http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/BackspaceKey This is also the best fix I know. I am not really sure why it does not happen by default, it would be really nice if someone could explain that to me :). I expect that it has to do with compatibility with old software or so... > If now I exit from Emacs and then I recall it, I've the same thing still, > however if I close the window with Emacs and then I open another Xterm with > the editor, now I can use the Backspace key for deleting the left characters. That is weird. > I tried also to remove the line with the Xterm from the file '.xinitrc' and I > opened Xterm only by blackbox-menu: in the first window i can't use the Backspace > in Emacs, in the second window I can delete the left characters. I'm not sure if I understand this, but I hope that problem will be fixed with the information that can be found on the emacs wiki. :) -- Marco _______________________________________________ Help-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-hurd