Re: Binding backspace key while using screen
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, Jacek Masiulaniec wrote:
> Dnia 18 grudnia 2003r. napisałeś:
> > > My $TERMCAP looks like this:
> > >
> > > [...]
> > > :F6=\E[29~:F7=\E[31~:F8=\E[32~:F9=\E[33~:FA=\E[34~:kb=:\
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > So, the value of kb is ^?. What should I do now? Sorry, I don't know all
> > > this terminal stuff, could you say something more?
> >
> > screen wants to use termcap, mutt is using terminfo. screen's setting
> > $TERMCAP to show what it thinks the terminal description would be - and
> > if the terminfo data doesn't match what screen thinks it has, then
> > applications using terminfo won't necessarily get the right information.
> >
> > When screen starts up, it looks at your $TERM variable, and the stty
> > settings and tries to guess what it should do with the backspace (erase)
> > character.
>
> Before I start screen, $TERM = linux and the kbs value is \177 (taken from
> the infocmp). After running screen, infocmp doesn't show any information
> about kbs. Is this why mutt doesn't get right information? How should I
> change this setting?
Put this in a file:
screen.linux|screen in linux console,
use=screen,
kbs=^?,
and compile it with tic. Then when you run screen starting with
$TERM=linux, it will find "screen.linux" and modify that by setting
kbs to ^?
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