[Info-vax] macOS Terminal app. Numeric keypad fails for EDT.

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-09-21, Craig A. Berry <craigberry at nospam.mac.com> wrote:
> On 9/21/22 9:42 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> On 9/21/22 09:30, Craig A. Berry wrote:
>>>
>>> I just tried it with XQuartz 2.8.2.  VMS recognizes it as VT400_Series
>>> with "VMS Style Input," but backspace is mapped to control-H, not
>>> backspace 
>> 
>> Ummm...  BACKSPACE is control-H.  At least as defined by ASCII.
>> The BACKSPACE key in most of the terminals I have used sends DELETE
>> but also most terminal programs I have used have the built in option
>> to map it either way.
>
> Yes, it is a setting in the terminal or emulator, usually the default
> setting, but not on xterm, which purportedly needs no configuration.  I
> maintain that it does need configuration.
>

The following may help:

https://www.hypexr.org/linux_ruboff.php

Simon.

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