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Re: Getting keys to work right across ssh
From: |
Pascal Bourguignon |
Subject: |
Re: Getting keys to work right across ssh |
Date: |
Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:19:52 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
David Abrahams <dave@boost-consulting.com> writes:
> Hi,
>
> Whenever I ssh into a system and run a terminal-based emacs I find
> that some keys are mapped in surpising ways. For example, it's common
> that the backspace key I usually use to delete the character before
> point is mapped to `C-h' (yes, I know that's the backspace character)
> which lands me in help every time I try to correct a mistake. Today I
> ssh'd into a Mac and Alt+x (usually `M-x') is interpreted as `M-8'.
>
> When I can use an X-enabled emacs, I'll generally do that and wait
> through the horrible startup delays, but that's not always an option.
> For example, some of my machines don't have X.
>
> I understand there are probably several layers of configuration
> involved with this problem, and I'm willing to slog through them to
> make it right, but I can't even find a systematic guide to attacking
> it. Can anyone help?
What terminal emulator do you use?
In xterm, with Control - left-mouse-button, you get a pop-up menu in
which you can configure "Meta send ESC" and the behavior of the
Backspace key (BS or DEL). You can also edit ~/.Xresources to set the
defaults.
In Terminal.app, it's in the Window Preferences.
In emacs, you can use the toggle M-x normal-erase-is-backspace-mode
RET to match what is sent by the Backspace key. In any case, you can
get the help with F1 instead of C-h.
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