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From: sqrkl@csvax.liv.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: VT100 v2.8 - the backspace saga continues...
Message-ID: <462@csvax.liv.ac.uk>
Date: 4 Mar 88 10:14:51 GMT
References: <3618@cup.portal.com>
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Organisation: Computer Science CSVAX (VAX1), Liverpool University


In article <3618@cup.portal.com>, DMasterson@cup.portal.com writes:
> I have just begun using the new Vt100 program (v2.8) and have found what I
> think is a bug.  V2.6 allowed me to use the backspace as a backspace key
> and the delete key as a delete key.  V2.8 has reversed them (I'm still
> testing this, but I think that's what's happening).  Where VI used to
> recognize the backspace key as a "delete previous character", it now seems
> to recognize it as "^?" (usually that means a DEL key).  Is anyone else
> having this problem??

I haven't even bothered decoding V2.8, because I was not at all impressed
with V2.7. I'm afraid that I expect 95% or greater emulation of VT100
features when using a terminal emulator and V2.7 fell far short of the mark.

As to the backspace sending a delete ($7F) character - hooray ! That's the
way it should be...the VAX/VMS loves $7F chars !! What ? You're not using
VAX/VMS ? Shame on you ! Seriously, ANY VT100 terminal emulator worth its
salt will have a configurable backspace/delete option...

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