RE: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-27 Thread a b
> >Are you going to file an RFE to get this changed? > > Change the interactive commands so they can accept both? No, modify $7f to $08 in /kernel/drv/options.conf. _ Discover the new Windows Vista http://search.msn.com/results.as

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-27 Thread Casper . Dik
> >> I think this problem is more easily addressed for first >> time uses by making sure the default shell environment >> has command line editing; AFAIK, they all allow both ^H and >> ^? to delete the character to the left of the cursor. > >Indeed, `tcsh` will handle both. >However, this annoyanc

RE: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-26 Thread a b
> I think this problem is more easily addressed for first > time uses by making sure the default shell environment > has command line editing; AFAIK, they all allow both ^H and > ^? to delete the character to the left of the cursor. Indeed, `tcsh` will handle both. However, this annoyance can rea

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-26 Thread Casper . Dik
> >> As others have said, xmodmap or similar may be your friends. > >I have handled this *annoyance* for years with > >stty erase ^H > >or > >stty erase ^V^H > >interactively. I think this problem is more easily addressed for first time uses by making sure the default shell environment has comma

RE: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-25 Thread a b
> As others have said, xmodmap or similar may be your friends. I have handled this *annoyance* for years with stty erase ^H or stty erase ^V^H interactively. Trust me, having grown up on DEC and Wyse terminals, I know how to set the [BACKSPACE] to do [DEL].

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-25 Thread John Plocher
If Sun continues with the [DEL] key being used to backspace-delete stuff, that's just being unreasonable. +1 15 to 20 years ago, we were our customers, and it was easy to map their needs onto our own personal preferences - after all, we were selling to enginerds just like ourselves. Those d

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-25 Thread Joerg Schilling
Dirk Wetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > DEL is the correct way to go. > > > > The problem is that the PC keyboards are not ergonomic and have > > the BACKSPACE key where DEL belongs. > > > > If you reassign BNACKSPACE to deelete characters, then many things > > will not longer work correctly.

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-25 Thread Hugh McIntyre
a b wrote: Why? Delete is the proper key to use for doing a step back; this> ain't PC land where they confused DEL (destructive) and Backspace> (non destructive) with Backspace (delete left) and DEL (delete under).> I *never* want to delete what is to the right of the cursor. As someone who g

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-25 Thread Martin Bochnig
Hi Dirk and Joerg, [...] > > The best Solution I am currently aware is to use "rxvt" which locally > > maps the BACKSPACE key event to a DEL key event. > > stty or xmodmap? /usr/X11/lib/X11/xkb ? best, martin ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list open

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-25 Thread Dirk Wetter
Hey Jörg, On 25.05.2007 13:40, Joerg Schilling wrote: > a b <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> If Sun continues with the [DEL] key being used to backspace-delete stuff, >> that's just being unreasonable. I support Sun Microsystems and Sun engineers >> 99% of the time, but this is 1% where even I

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-25 Thread Joerg Schilling
a b <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If Sun continues with the [DEL] key being used to backspace-delete stuff, > that's just being unreasonable. I support Sun Microsystems and Sun engineers > 99% of the time, but this is 1% where even I have to write: Looks like you did not understand the problem.

RE: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-25 Thread a b
> Why? Delete is the proper key to use for doing a step back; this> ain't PC > land where they confused DEL (destructive) and Backspace> (non destructive) > with Backspace (delete left) and DEL (delete under).> I *never* want to > delete what is to the right of the cursor. As someone who grew u

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-24 Thread Casper . Dik
>> Any other ideas? I'm open to everything! I love the >> Java interface, but >> can't use it without a backspace key. > >Change the following in /kernel/drv/options.conf: > >ttymodes="2502:1805:bd:8a3b:3:1c:7f:15:4:0:0:0:11:13:1a:19:12:f:17:16"; > >See the :7f:? Options.conf is not used as much

[osol-discuss] Re: RE: backspace key not working on Java environment

2007-05-24 Thread UNIX admin
> Any other ideas? I'm open to everything! I love the > Java interface, but > can't use it without a backspace key. Change the following in /kernel/drv/options.conf: ttymodes="2502:1805:bd:8a3b:3:1c:7f:15:4:0:0:0:11:13:1a:19:12:f:17:16"; See the :7f:? Change it to 8 (the ASCII code for [BACKSPA