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backspace key is behaving like a delete key

backspace key is behaving like a delete key

Post by Steve S » Wed, 21 Nov 2001 02:19:26



i've just upgraded from Caldera eD2.4 to 3.1 using the downloadable
binary rpm packages.  i'm running kernel 2.4.2 and KDE 2.1.  now the
backspace key is act as if it's a delete key in all GUI applications. (it
deletes the character the cursor is under and dosen't move the cursor.)  
when i go to a console (Ctrl-Alt-F1) the backspace key is fine. (it moves
the cursor to the left and then deletes a character.)  i'm reading the
"Backspace/Delete mini-HOWTO" but it talks mostly about virtual terminals
and terminal emulators.  i think i might be wasting my time reading this
because i don't know if it will apply to KDE applications.

how can i fix the backspace key to work properly in the KDE GUI
applications?

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