Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 13057
Wyse Terminal Left Arrow now Backspaces
Last modified: 2008-05-01 11:37:56 EDT
We are using an Accuware Cobol accounting package which uses a Wyse60 terminal emulation, with PC clients using TinyTerm. Everything works fine. After upgrading to RH 6.2, the left arrow now sends a destructive backspace, instead of the left arrow function. There is no .inputrc or .termcap file in the local user directories. The left arrow definition (in fact the whole terminal definition) does not appear to have changed when comparing the 6.1 and 6.2 terminfo and termcap entries. The left arrow is defined to send a ^H, but apparently this is now being translated at a lower level to a destructive backspace. Is there a way to fix this? -Scott Sharkey Linux Unlimited, LLC ssharkey@linux-no-limits.com
A ^H is a backspace... This was one of the bugfixes in 6.2. I think you need to fix the client or play with its options.
Excuse me, but this is NOT a client issue. Since that is what the terminal sends, then there is no way to "fix the client" -- that is the defined ASCII code for that key. That's what real Wyse60 terminals send when you hit the left arrow. Are you saying that there is no way to pass the ^H through without the kernel (or something) processing it? -Scott