On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 21:28 +0800, Edward Yang wrote: > Pasha wrote: > > Edward Yang wrote: > > > > > Pasha wrote: > > > > > > > Edward Yang wrote: > > > > > > > > > Pasha wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 5. I am a newbie on Linux, but I already find a few > > > > > > > > > bugs. For example, in gnome-termial, if I set DEL to > > > > > > > > > ASCII DEL in the profile settings, it actualy acts > > > > > > > > > like BACKSPACE. This bug may be specific only to > > > > > > > > > gnome, but since it's bundled with FC3, so I attribute > > > > > > > > > the problem to FC3. It's quite reasonable. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Never had such problem with any version of linux i > > > > > > > > tried. Either stop tweaking options you don't understand > > > > > > > > or (again) it is an emulator that needs tweaking. BTW, > > > > > > > > in my terminal, backspace is configured to generate > > > > > > > > ASCII DEL, and del to escape sequence and I never > > > > > > > > changed this. So, you probably just configured del to be > > > > > > > > a backspace. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What do you define the word 'bug' in software world? In my > > > > > > > dictionary, bug at least means one thing - it does not > > > > > > > work as it should to work. Your above comment is like > > > > > > > saying - that DEL option is the ears of a deaf, don't use > > > > > > > it! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Where is the bug here? You configure DEL to be BACKSPACE and > > > > > > complain that it generates BACKSPACE. Change your setting to > > > > > > default and it will work as you expect it to work. This > > > > > > option is probably for compatibility with some terminals, > > > > > > where DEL works as backspace. If you don't want it to act > > > > > > that way, don't configure it so. > > > > > > > > > > > Can you read???????????????? I said: > > > > > > > > > > if I set DEL to ASCII DEL > > > > > > > > > > > > First, there is no need to shout. > > > > Second, please turn off HTML when you post to this list. In > > > > Thunderbird composition window, select Options/Format/Plain > > > > Text. > > > > > > > > If you look more closely, you can see that ASCII DEL is also > > > > generated by backspace. For me this means, that if I set Del to > > > > the same setting as backspace, it will act the same way as > > > > backspace. Also, you may be surprised, but originally ASCII DEL > > > > (and delete key) acted as backspace. I don't remember where it > > > > was changed, probably in MS-DOS. Anyway, there are a lot of > > > > hints telling that you should not touch that setting at all. In > > > > any case this is not a bug. > > > > > > > Okay, I like posting in HTML, which is not forbid by law; it's > > > only the usual custom to post in plain text, I choose not to > > > follow it. If you can't read it, please ignore me. > > > > > > ASCII DEL = ASCII 7 and ASCII BS = 8. > > > > > > Do you mean 7 == 8? > > > > 7 is ASCII BEL not DEL. This character produces a bell sound when > > printed. ASCII DEL is 8 and is synonim of ASCII BS. > > > > Concerning HTML: If you search this list you'll find plenty of > > explanations on why HTML is bad for posting on mailing lists. You > > will also find some other rules. The most important, however is a > > practical one: HTML postings are ignored (and in some cases > > automatically deleted) by many members of the list, especially by > > those who can actually help you. So, your chance to receive help in > > this (and most others) mailing list is significantly reduced. > > > I was wrong when I said ASCII DEL = 7. It's actually 0x7f (127). May > be you are right in that historcially DEL is same as BS in *nix world. > I don't know that. But thanks for replying. > > Sorry, I am a stubborn person. I still want to use HTML. If you can > show me that this list REQUIRES its list members use plain text, I > will follow the rule. You can be stubborn if you wish. I have no desire to look at ugly html tags in my text mail reader that I prefer. You will NEVER get help from me if you continue to post bloated and ugly html to a list that by concensus prefers text. Kill filters work wonders for those annoyances. > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
