fixing backspace in GRASS xterm

David Hine wrote:

Dear All
Could someone kindly advise how to bind the backspace key to the erase action so that I can erase my clumsy keyboard errors instead of starting again with a command line entry.
I put an .xtermrc in /etc and it works well in other xterms but not in the GRASS spawned one. I tried putting another .xtermrc in $GISBASE/etc but to no avail. Haven't looked under $GISBASE/tcltkgrass.
Thanks in advance.
David Hine
David Hine
Atkins Rd. Cawongla
via Kyogle NSW 2474
Australia

http://nrg.com.au/~fresherb

Sustainable Agriculture: Productivity, System Resilience, Maintenance of Natural Assets, and Equity for Producers.

David,

You could add the entry 'stty erase ^H' to your GIS.sh file, assuming your using GRASS 4.2.

Rob