Bug 7839

Summary:	default Xmodmap messes up backspace for VNC
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Marko Macek <marko.macek>
Component:	xinitrc	Assignee:	Preston Brown <pbrown>
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Description Marko Macek 1999-12-16 12:52:37 UTC

The default Xmodmap should not contain a workaround for XFree86
backspace bug. The bug should be fixed in the X server (it's a one line
fix).

Messing with backspace causes keyboard to misbehave when vnc is used due to
differring keycodes (character '5' doesn't work).

Comment 1 Preston Brown 2000-01-14 16:47:59 UTC

what is your proposed fix?

Without this Xmodmap, and if you aren't using xkb extensions, motif apps have
backspace problems.

Comment 2 Preston Brown 2000-01-14 16:49:59 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 7841 ***

Comment 3 Marko Macek 2000-01-14 17:02:59 UTC

The proposed fix is in the bug#7841 as you have noticed.