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List:       kde-user
Subject:    Re: Problem with backspace and delete keys
From:       Graham TerMarsch <gtermars () home ! com>
Date:       1998-07-01 13:33:46
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Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
> I would appreciate some assistance in changing the behavior of the
> backspace and delete keys to a more 'normal' mode of operation.  Currently,
> in the default installation of kde, the backspace key is not functional and
> in order to delete a character I have to put the cursor to the left of the
> character, or characters, which I want to delete.  This is most
> inconvenient as my keyboarding is far, far from being adequate, let alone
> error free.

Try adding the following line to your .Xmodmap file in your home directory:

keycode 22 = BackSpace

Worked for me, especially in picky X apps like Netscrape.

-- 
Graham TerMarsch

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