I wrote: > but now XFree-3.3 wouldn't > recognise my [Windows] keys as Meta keys in X, and the Backspace key > enters a ~ character and beeps instead of deleting. > > I fixed the Meta keys with xmodmap (even reinstalling XFree and > reconfiguring wouldn't help get back the default behaviour) but > I don't know how to fix the backspace key.
The [Backspace] key somehow lost its keysym value of BackSpace in favor of Delete, which didn't work at all. I fixed it by adding this to my ~/.Xmodmap : keycode 22 = BackSpace -- Peter Galbraith, research scientist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Maurice-Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada P.O. Box 1000, Mont-Joli Qc, G5H 3Z4 Canada 418-775-0852 - FAX 418-775-0546 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
