On Wed, 14 Feb 2001 22:12:40 +0000, you wrote: >I am running emacs 20.7-2 and xfree 4.0.2/kde2.1beta2 on a Debian >potato system > >If I run emacs in a console, or over an ssh link (which appears like a >console in an xterm) then BKSP and DEL work according to Debian >policy. (ie BKSP deletes character to left of cursor, DEL deletes >character at cursor). > >If I run emacs so that it creates an x-window to run in then the >behaviour is different. In this case DEL and BKSP both work the same >and delete the character to the left of the cursor). > >I don't like this latter behaviour and I believe it shouldn't work >like this according to the Debian policy. However, I have spent ages >trying to find out how key behaviour is controlled here and I can't. > >Any ideas? >
Thanks for the other suggestions from everybody. I did a poke round the debian bug list today - and its been raised several times. The bug is reported as pretty old. Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.chandler.u-net.com
