[NCLUG] Re: Backspace

[Gabriel L Somlo]

Heh... :) I like the one about the CapsLock key -- excellent idea ! No 
more of that all-caps crap when I reach for shift or tab :) :)

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     Gabriel L.  Somlo                   Assistant System Administrator
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Mike Loseke wrote:

> Thus spake Rich Young:
> > 
> > > It looks like your keyboard sends a 'delete' keypress when you hit
> > > backspace.  What do you get when you do  Ctl-V Delete ?
> > 
> > If my understanding of these things is correct, it sends keycode 14 when I 
> > hit backspace.  This is then interpreted as a delete, rather than a 
> > backspace, by some interpreting software in the operating system.  The fact 
> > that showkey indicates a difference between the keys is to me a convincing 
> > argument that it's software, and thus changeable.
> > 
> > John's email looks promising, in that he mentions a few things I haven't 
> > stumbled across on my own yet.  Perhaps it's in there somewhere -- I'll let 
> > y'all know when I find it.
> 
>  I've had this in my ~/.xinitrc for years - it might help:
> 
> xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace"
> xmodmap -e "keycode 107 = Delete"
> xmodmap -e "keysym Caps_Lock ="
> 
>  Makes the Backspace key do a backspace, makes the delete key do a delete
> and turns the caps lock key into a dead key. Very handy.
> 
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