FC4: backspace does not work in vi

[Alexander Volovics]

What happened to 'backspace' in vi.
This works as it should in 'gnome-terminal' but backspace
in vi in an xterm gives ''.

To get backspace with vi in an xterm I have to use "ctrl-h".

Backspace was working perfectly using vi in an xterm under FC2/3.

Alexander

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Mi, den 15.06.2005 schrieb Alexander Volovics um 13:25:

>  What happened to 'backspace' in vi.
>  This works as it should in 'gnome-terminal' but backspace
>  in vi in an xterm gives ''.
>  
>  To get backspace with vi in an xterm I have to use "ctrl-h".
>  
>  Backspace was working perfectly using vi in an xterm under FC2/3.
>  
>  Alexander 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=155538

Alexander


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[Alexander Volovics]

On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 03:48:38PM +0200, Alexander Dalloz wrote:

>  Am Mi, den 15.06.2005 schrieb Alexander Volovics um 13:25: 
 
>  > What happened to 'backspace' in vi.
>  > This works as it should in 'gnome-terminal' but backspace
>  > in vi in an xterm gives ''. 
 
>  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=155538 
Thanks for the reference. Using the last suggestion, adding
'*ttyModes: erase ^?' to XTerm, fixed backspace when using vi(m)
in an xterm. 

But it does not work when using vi under mutt in an xterm!
There backspace still produces '^?'.

Alexander

On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 10:49:06PM +0200, Alexander Volovics wrote:
>  On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 03:48:38PM +0200, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
>  
>  > Am Mi, den 15.06.2005 schrieb Alexander Volovics um 13:25:
>   
>  > > What happened to 'backspace' in vi.
>  > > This works as it should in 'gnome-terminal' but backspace
>  > > in vi in an xterm gives ''.
>   
>  > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=155538
>  
>  Thanks for the reference. Using the last suggestion, adding
>  '*ttyModes: erase ^?' to XTerm, fixed backspace when using vi(m)
>  in an xterm. 
>  
>  But it does not work when using vi under mutt in an xterm!
>  There backspace still produces '^?'.
>  
>  Alexander 
That is strange because it changes the action of backspace both in
normal vi and in mutt for me.
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[Berna Massingill]

On Sat, Aug 13, 2005 at 05:08:48PM -0500, akonstam(a)trinity.edu wrote:

> >  On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 10:49:06PM +0200, Alexander Volovics
> wrote:
> >  > On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 03:48:38PM +0200, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> >  > 
> >  > > Am Mi, den 15.06.2005 schrieb Alexander Volovics um 13:25:
> >  >  
> >  > > > What happened to 'backspace' in vi.
> >  > > > This works as it should in 'gnome-terminal' but backspace
> >  > > > in vi in an xterm gives ''.
> >  >  
> >  > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=155538
> >  > 
> >  > Thanks for the reference. Using the last suggestion, adding
> >  > '*ttyModes: erase ^?' to XTerm, fixed backspace when using vi(m)
> >  > in an xterm. 
> >  > 
> >  > But it does not work when using vi under mutt in an xterm!
> >  > There backspace still produces '^?'.
> >  > 
> >  > Alexander
> >  That is strange because it changes the action of backspace both in
> >  normal vi and in mutt for me. 
Is there any possibility you have an "stty" command to set the erase
character, in a .bash_profile or similar startup file somewhere?
For a long time I did this, setting the erase character to control-H,
and intermittently had the symptom the OP describes.  I took the line
out after reading relevant bits of a HOWTO on keyboard and console
issues, and things seem to be better.

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