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My Linux system has a really annoying problem - the backspace key maps to the
delete key. In an Xterm I can use `stty erase ^?', but in any other X program
it's still the delete key.

I'm sure this is in a FAQ somewhere, but I have been unable to find it. I'd
rather not remap the delete key to a ^H because then the delete key won't work.

Any advice? Please CC me an e-mail. Thanks!

                                        jk

: My Linux system has a really annoying problem - the backspace key maps to the
: delete key. In an Xterm I can use `stty erase ^?', but in any other X program
: it's still the delete key.
:
: I'm sure this is in a FAQ somewhere, but I have been unable to find it. I'd
: rather not remap the delete key to a ^H because then the delete key won't work.

Look in the mini-HOWTOs

I have in my ".xinitrc" file:

  ##### Fix for Motif, etc. Backspace problem:
  xmodmap -e " keycode 22 = BackSpace "
  xmodmap -e "keycode 107 = Delete"

and in .Xdefaults:

  ! In an Xterm we want '<-' to be DEL, and 'delete' to be VT100 'remove'.
  *.VT100.Translations: #override <Key>BackSpace: string(0x7F)\n\
        <Key>Delete:    string(0x1b) string("[3~") \n\

And .emacs, .zshrc have a few codes too.

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: My Linux system has a really annoying problem - the backspace key maps to the
: delete key. In an Xterm I can use `stty erase ^?', but in any other X program
: it's still the delete key.

Opinions are divided about what should be done.
Read the Keyboard HOWTO and the Backspace HOWTO for a lot of details.

[One possible answer is: make sure that things are as you want them
on the console, and when X is booted it mimicks the console keymap
as far as possible. On the console you use loadkeys.]