Because I have almost the same backspace problem when /bin/sh is running inside Windows version of rxvt. I have no problems with /bin/bash or when rxvt is running in X-Window mode.
-----Original Message----- From: Jason Tiller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 7:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Another less/rxvt prob: Not interpreting <backspace>? Yo, Again, Sergei! :) On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Sergei Okhapkin wrote: > Set env var SHELL to "bash" before starting rxvt. Thanks for taking a stab at this. :) I did as you suggested, but this didn't seem to change less's behavior. Obviously I'm ignorant, so I'm wondering why you thought this might fix me up... ---Jason > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Tiller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 6:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Another less/rxvt prob: Not interpreting <backspace>? > > > Hi, All, :) > > "Thank You!" to Sergei and Matthijs who graciously gave suggestions > and commiseration about my problem with 'less' not determining the > terminal size correctly. Through no fault of my own, the problem > seems to have ameliorated itself: running 'less' in a new rxvt > instance no longer exhibits the quirky behavior of trying to scroll > only 24 lines in a 25-line terminal. > > (Note that rxvt is still opening a window that is one row greater than > what I ask for. I ask for '-geometry "80x24"' and get 80x25, but > that's a niggle.) > > However, 'less' now seems to be struggling to interpret keystrokes. > Specifically <backspace>: when editing a search pattern, instead of > erasing the previous character, 'less' inserts "^?". > <Ctrl>-<backspace> seems to perform the function of <backspace>, as > does <Ctrl>-h. Once again, this behavior didn't crop up until my > recent update from 1.3.12 or so to 1.3.15 on Friday. > > Here is what I believe to be the relevant info about my system. If > this isn't clear or complete enough, please let me know! > > Installation info: > cygwin: 1.3.15-2 > rxvt: 2.7.2-14 > bash: 2.05b-7 > less: 374-1 > termcap: 20020930-1 > terminfo: 5.2-3 > Win2K SP2 > > rxvt invocation: > C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe /c start C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -tn "rxvt" > -fg grey -bg black -fn "Fixedsys" -sr -sl 5000 -e /bin/bash --login -i > > Relevant environment variables: > > TERM=xterm > LESS=iFMSX# 8 > CYGWIN=tty nontsec > > Any ideas on how I can investigate this problem further? > > ---Jason -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
