X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,SARE_MSGID_LONG40,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <416096c60905301135i721a43f4h6e6623c81e618036@mail.gmail.com> References: <838wkhsm5e.fsf@gnu.org> <83ws8042o2.fsf@gnu.org> <4A1FD2B7.90506@cornell.edu> <416096c60905290538t1989ba8cq4987a0197c2b61cd@mail.gmail.com> <416096c60905291459y37ac57a2le64d451d8c5e640a@mail.gmail.com> <20090530055318.GA4569@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <416096c60905300033g105ddd7elf96812b0d000f731@mail.gmail.com> <416096c60905301100y7ae87fdfv3daa35558b8d1a71@mail.gmail.com> <20090530180755.GA15633@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <416096c60905301135i721a43f4h6e6623c81e618036@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 16:44:33 -0400 Message-ID: <17393e3e0905301344s5c4aac0ft60c17d630defddf3@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: emacs -nw keypad, tpu-edt.el, and C-h From: Matt Wozniski To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Andy Koppe wrote: >>>The Linux console in Opensuse actually does the same thing, and two's >>>a standard, right? ;) >> >> Actually, no. =C2=A0I emulated the linux console on my system. =C2=A0kte= rminal and >> xterm also makes no distinction that I can see between CTRL-Backspace >> and Backspace. > > As I said, I've seen the ^_ in the text console on Suse only. Cygwin's > xterm at least does distinguish between Backspace and Ctrl+Backspace > though: if Backspace is set to send ^H, Ctrl+Backspacce sends ^?, and > vice versa. On Debian, at least, the console sends ^H for Ctrl+Backspace and ^? for Backspace; that is a pretty common convention among terminal emulators that I've used. I vote against the ^_ suggestion; I for one would be genuinely surprised by that. ~Matt -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/