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From: marquis@pilgram.qal.berkeley.edu (Roger Marquis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Redefining the backspace key
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Date: 26 Apr 89 04:53:20 GMT
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In article <2744@garth.UUCP> dbarnes@garth.UUCP (Dave Barnes) writes:
>I'm evaluating Telix as a terminal emulator.  Ideally, I should
>have a vt100 terminal by Telix does vt102 instead.  When I try to
>do a backspace, it gives me a "^H" instead.  To get a destructive
>backspace, I have to hit "^-bksp".  I understand the Procomm+
>test drive has the same situation.
>I can redefine the backspace key to be a delete, but I don't know
>the characters to enter.
>Can anyone tell me the character representation of a backspace
>(or a destructive backspace?)
>Email me your responses, so it doesn't clog the net.

Sorry I couldn't get any mail through but since your query seems to
come up often enough:


  From the Telix dialing menu (alt-D) you can edit the entry so it
will send an erase instead of a ^H. Just place the cursor over the
entry to edit and hit 'e'. Then go through the options to # 14 'BS
key sends' and select 'del'.
  Or, if you're on a Unix system enter 'stty erase ^H' at the command
line, from your .login file or in a Telix logon script.
 
 Happy Trails, 
                Roger