Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote: > After upgrading from FC1 to FC3 I've noticed vi no longer backspaces > properly in insert mode. It puts up a ^? character instead. Has anyone > else noticed this? I haven't, and I'm typing this in vi. You're gonig to have to give more details. Are you opning vi in a terminal window (which terminal emulator are you using?), or are you using the "gvim" separate window? What is $TERM set to? If you're using the standard gnome-terminal, and on the Edit menu choose Current Profile, what do you see in the Compatibility tab? Thanks, James. -- E-mail address: james | "Ok, so your monitor is not working, the screen is @westexe.demon.co.uk | blank, and no matter what you do it stays blank? Do | you see that button on the bottom right hand side of | the screen? Press it. . . ."