> From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only...@cygwin.com> > To: cyg...@cygwin.com > Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:41:25 -0400 > Subject: Re: 1.7.3: Backspace key not working in GNU screen. > On 4/8/2010 4:07 PM, Al G. wrote: >> >> This started happening around March 23, no problems with screen before >> then. Since then using GNU screen (4.00.03) and trying to backspace by >> hitting the backspace key results in nothing happening. The cursor >> doesn't move, the character isn't erased and the command remains the >> same (if you hit Enter whatever your typo was gets the usual error). >> However, pressing CTRL-H does do a backspace correctly. Could this be >> related to the termcap changes from [^H] to [^?]? I have searched the >> forums and googled around; found a few hits, that didn't work, and no >> solutions. > > I just tried screen with 1.7.4 and what you described worked fine. > But I noticed your installation is incomplete and you're still running > 1.7.1. Please download a new 'setup.exe' from cygwin.com and try > reinstalling all of your packages. This should solve that problem > at least.
I deleted my entire Cygwin installation, got setup.exe from cygwin.com and reinstalled. No change, when I launch screen everything works except for the backspace key. Pressing Ctrl-H causes a backspace. Outside of screen things are fine. -Al att: new cygcheck output
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