On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 08:21:47AM -0500, akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > 3) Backspace does not work when using vi(m) in xterm (or in mutt > > under xterm). When using vi(m) in gnome-terminal backspace works > > correctly. > This is fixed using the bugzilla note you ere referred to 155538 > Just insert the line: *ttyModes: erase ^? <-- this is the backspace > before the change. > and thes problems are fixed. I did this after Alexander Dalloz referred me to the relevant bug in bugzilla where this was mentioned and indeed this fixes the bug when using vi(m) in an xterm but I still see this curiously enough when using vi in mutt in an xterm. So it is 50% fixed for me. I will walk through all this again tonight and see what happens. Alexander
